[Antennas] Anti-Corrosion Compound

[Ed Tanton]

I personally prefer Penetrox sold at:
(http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=17&PLID=192&SecID=90&DeptID=33&Pa
rtNo=DXE-P8A for $14 plus S/H ) - but you said local ONLY. The stuff sold at
Home Depot comes in different flavors depending on the metal. I'm sure they
have aluminum-or at least they did the last time I noticed this several
years ago.

On a silicone note: I once (in my misspent youth) coated a
plastic-tape-covered coax connection on the bottom of a 5-BTV. Within 2
weeks it was a dead short for which nothing less than a complete scouring of
the antenna base (screw) connections would remove the short. Ergo, it should
not be used within a city block of anything remotely electrical/electronic.
Go to your friendly auto supply store and find the electronic-grade Penetrox
sealant. Works like a million $$$ for just a few, and is utterly
non-corrosive.


Ed Tanton  N4XY
 
website: http://www.n4xy.com  
 
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