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Re: Re: Drake 2880
To: va3dgr@sympatico.ca
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Date sent: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 10:46:29 edt
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Drake 2880
From: Jesse Morris <w4mvb@juno.com>
> Hi Doug,
>
> I received your failed Drake converter yesterday and got the cover off
> this morning. I'm sorry to say that it was full of water! Actually
> "full" is a little extreme but there was standing water inside and the
when we mounted mine behind the conifer, i wrapped the f-connector with
several wraps of cold shrink tape. i have found, once it is applied, it really
makes a good seal. i have it on all my coax connections and have never had
problems with water getting into any of the connectors.
73...bruce
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