Re: [IRCA] Antenna connections sealants

["Chuck Hutton" <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

I'd use Silicone II RTV sealant. It lasts longer than your antenna and can't
be rubbed off like Vaseline or any of the anti-oxidant pastes. When I make a
connection that is exposed to the weather, I use a small plastic box and
totally fill the inside with RTV sealant. No little H2O molecules will be
bothering those connections.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Bill Harms
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 5:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Antenna connections sealants

Thanks to all of the suggestions.  I understand about keeping 
moisture out and your suggestions will work.  

My main concern is about the connections themselves.  Is there 
something that could be placed directly on the connections themselves 
to act as the last barrier against moisture?  I am wondering because 
in performing PM on my antenna system, I had to re-seat all of the 
banana plugs, coax connectors, etc because the slight surface 
corrosion had coated the metal with a non-conductive layer.  In the 
past, I have used vaseline to coat the surfaces, and that seems to 
work for a while, but it seems to evaporate (or disappears) after a 
while. Is there something better that could be put on the surfaces?


Bill Harms
Elkridge, Maryland
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