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Call Sign : 26-CT-3743 Posts : 59 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-07-23 QTH or Location : Chingford London Equipment Used : Yaesu FT450D and Sigma SE HF360 vertical
Subject: Antenna installation - best practice Sun Sep 20, 2020 12:48 pm
Good afternoon,
Does anyone have advise regarding protecting the joints of an antenna.
My Eurocomm Sigma has aluminium screw together joints. I have taken down the mast for a bit of an upgrade of Coax and was wondering what was the best method to protect the joints to reduce corrosion of the aluminium?
Ps. Upgrading from RG8 mini to Ultraflex.
Regards
Swadeyboy
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Antenna installation - best practice Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:13 pm
Self amalgamating tape is the best. Is it the Skipmaster 2011 by any chance.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3743 Posts : 59 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-07-23 QTH or Location : Chingford London Equipment Used : Yaesu FT450D and Sigma SE HF360 vertical
Subject: Re: Antenna installation - best practice Sun Sep 20, 2020 1:37 pm
Thanks for the reply Alan,
No its the Sigma Eurocom SE HF 360 multiband, I think its a modification of the Skipmaster 2011, looks very similar.
I have seen people on Youtube using Dielectric grease but to my limited knowledge that grease is non conductive if its dielectric?
I have just been to Screwfix and bought some self amalgamating grease.
Cheers
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Antenna installation - best practice Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:13 pm
I put a tiny bit of silicone grease on the threads but only a bit. Any will do just so it will come apart if needed used Vaseline in the past lol.
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