[Antennas] Antenna Drowning!!

2002年6月25日 23:52:29 -0500

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You could replace the rubber caps with the mesh filters that fit over a
washing machine drain?
Dave W9LYA
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That just got me thinking. Maybe not a bad idea. 
One of the purposes of the end cap is to keep the wind from whistling
through the elements and fatiguing the aluminum over time and scaring
the kids on windy nights. 
I wonder if those screens would work for that also.
Cheaper than buying those mesh filters just cut some small squares of
aluminum screen material and push them into the element ends, sort of
like the screen in a one hitter for lack of a better description (No! I
don't smoke). 
Jim, N5QL 
 
On 2002年6月25日 19:01:25 -0400 Dave Shrader <[email protected]>
writes:
> Rain/snow water doesn't hurt Aluminum!!
>> Removing the end caps will solve the water 'problem' but will 
> increase
> the 'bug nest' problem. <grin>
>> W1MCE
>> jeboyd wrote:
> > 
> > Dear Group,
> > Just took down my six meter beam and found that the boom was full 
> of water.
> > Anybody ever had that problem?? And if so, what do you do to fix 
> it?? Does
> > it hurt to leave the rubber caps off the end to let the water 
> drain out??
> > 
> > 73
> > Jim
> > kb9vtm
> > 
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