Coating, painting, etc of antenna elements has always been in question. Some don't like using insulated wire for HF dipoles although think this has long been resolved and is no problem. I am sure depends on the insulation.
I would think a substance that is ok for joints would be ok for the antenna elements, but since dealing with different thing here still is of concern. Wonder if anyone has made a fiberglass radom for something like the DB224. Would be big if wanted to allow the full arrangement of the elements, but good idea. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Chuck Kelsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/05/04 Sun AM 06:53:49 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: antenna question - Dip It and Scotch Kote > >Boy, you took a gamble. I'd have been afraid that this action could have >either messed up the VSWR or shifted the resonant point of the antenna. Then >again, maybe it did and either you don't know that or it wasn't significant. > >Chuck >WB2EDV > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "skipp025" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 12:19 AM >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: antenna question - Dip It and Scotch Kote > >> Hi Robert, >> >> You might get lucky... because they might also have advertised >> the dip-it as an insulator material, which means someone was >> hopefully looking at the dissipation factor (aka D-Factor) when >> the compound was engineered. Time will tell... >> >> cheers, >> skipp >> >>> "georgiaskywarn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Someone else told me that after I had put a whole can of dip >>> it on the db408 I showed you. I went back and covered every >>> inch of it with liquid electrical tape. I have had good >>> results in the GA sun with it. >>> 73, >>> Robert >>> KD4YDC >>> > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
