Shrink wrap

[Se7en]

They make different diameters of shring tubing but do they also make dif wall thicknesses?
I buy my wrap from fry's but it all seems thin and cheap...where can I order stiffer plastic tubing?

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Try an industrial electric outlet that supplies materials to contractors.They carry the large stuff to several inches in diameter and several feet long.

 

[vo1ks]

I've bought two versions of heat strink tubing.
The thin wall stuff works well for many applications.
Another type referred to as thick wall has a sticky goo over the inside surface. As it is heated and shrinks the stuff seals things in very well. It's ideal for outdoor connectors.

Look on page 10 for a picture...
http://members.rennlist.org/warren/SplitterCableDesign.pdf

 

[Se7en]

I've bought two versions of heat strink tubing.
The thin wall stuff works well for many applications.
Another type referred to as thick wall has a sticky goo over the inside surface. As it is heated and shrinks the stuff seals things in very well. It's ideal for outdoor connectors.

Look on page 10 for a picture...
http://members.rennlist.org/warren/SplitterCableDesign.pdf

Thank you for that page. I made this thread because I don't always like my vhf whips bouncing around so to solve that shrink wrap keeps it from bending like a wet noodle

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Thank you for that page. I made this thread because I don't always like my vhf whips bouncing around so to solve that shrink wrap keeps it from bending like a wet noodle

I just buy better quality antennas with a thicker/stiffer whip portion. My dual band CA-2x4SR stays perfectly stable and straight at highway speeds and beyond.

 

[binrat]

I just buy better quality antennas with a thicker/stiffer whip portion. My dual band CA-2x4SR stays perfectly stable and straight at highway speeds and beyond.

and beyond?? warp speeds??

 

[Se7en]

I just buy better quality antennas with a thicker/stiffer whip portion. My dual band CA-2x4SR stays perfectly stable and straight at highway speeds and beyond.

I do buy good quility antennas like comet and diamond Larsen etc. But sometimes when I feel like running monoband mode with a 5/8w antenna shrink stiffens up the whip.
Here's a comet sma24 with shrink wrap perfect for keeping the whip straight up but still has some room to swing

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

and beyond?? warp speeds??

Not quite but I have been known to reach the speed limiter limit on the odd occassion.

I do buy good quility antennas like comet and diamond Larsen etc. But sometimes when I feel like running monoband mode with a 5/8w antenna shrink stiffens up the whip.
Here's a comet sma24 with shrink wrap perfect for keeping the whip straight up but still has some room to swing

Didn't know you were talking about HT antennas.