Now you understand why these type of antennas are not used in professional two way radio installs.
Don't get me wrong -- I understand your situation -- hey, money is money and this is just a hobby. I am running a Comet fiberglass antenna myself, but it is not used on any of my repeaters, it is used for the dual bander in my shack, and the antenna is mounted in my attic. Yep, that's right, in my attic. Why? Two reasons - I can trust it will survive the weather, and I feel comfortable leaving everything connected during thunderstorms (SkyWarn). But my advice is this... if your repeater is really important, get a serious antenna on it. If it's just a toy that sits there unused most of the time, anything will do. Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Custer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Diamond X500 > > Coy, > > Any Japanese antenna can be made waterproof by sealing the joints and > top with heatshrink tubing like used in the CATV industry. I have > successfully used this to extend the life of several Comet and Diamond > antennas. > > http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/canusa.html > > Kevin > > Coy Hilton wrote: > >>Hi Gang, >>Anyone know anything about keeping water out of a Diamond X500 >>antenna for a repeater use, Or any other suggestions, Short of >>heaving it off the side of the building. >> > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
