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I may have missed part of this discussion, but if the grease is put in the connector or under black tape, how is it exposed to UV sunlight so that it will destabilize? My understanding about silicon grease is that it can change the dielectric constant of the connector. I have used silicon grease in the connector and the antenna would not tune until it was cleaned out. I also understand that over time that silicon grease will "creep", that is, it will move between the metal to metal connection of the connector and form a thin insulating layer. Micheal Salem N5MS Norman, Oklahoma Jim B. wrote: The proper thing to use is the PTFE Teflon lube that comes with the antenna. At least it's supposed to come with new antennas... It looks like silicon, but it's not. Silicon grease has been found not to be completely UV stable. Yahoo! Groups Links
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