Spray painting a Solarcon A99 antenna

[KD0FBK]

Put up an indoor dipole Chong. On the flatside you'll be surprised how much you can do with it.

 

[FL Native]

ya or if your on the top floor you could put it up in the attic.

 

[airplane1]

DXman,


What antenna is on the tower in your pics? I thought I seen a pic before you had on here with a pdl-2 on tower.

also does the parkerized paint affect you swr and does it stick good to aluminum and will it be ok for pdl-2 plastic hubs or is there a uv block paint I could use on the plastic hubs?

AP

 

[Chong]

DIPOLE

a dipole would be all good if i wasnt in the basement of the apartment building

 

[DXman]

DXman,

What antenna is on the tower in your pics? I thought I seen a pic before you had on here with a pdl-2 on tower.

It's a Maco antenna - never had a PDL ll.

also does the parkerized paint affect you swr and does it stick good to aluminum and will it be ok for pdl-2 plastic hubs or is there a uv block paint I could use on the plastic hubs?AP

The paint does nothing to hurt the SWR. It is a paint that is made to work on Aluminum, Firberglass and steel. When applied on properly perpared surface and let cured for 3 days it becomes a very tough coating. Main thing is to make sure all "oil" is removed before coating and not to use a cleaner that may contain oil.

Krylon has a paint made specially for Plastic - Plastic Coat.

 

[airplane1]

I thank you for the info , guess it was someone else pic I seen and just looked like yours. :?

 

[DTB Radio]

I forgot to add, according to Solarcon, painting the A-99 will give you 14.5db gain!!!

Yes, and using Hot Pink gives you another 35DBd gain, too!

 

[Kev1N]

Can you use ordinary car paint ( none metallic)

 

[TheRealPorkchop]

Why try to hide it if it’s in a tree? Y’all are doing it all wrong... did you not learn anything from the coyote on Saturday mornings? Acme invisible paint.

 

[CB590]

I painted my IMAX grey . . . . . . disappears in the trees.

Oyster gray.. I think.. just did my A99 2 days ago..

 

[Handy Andy]

 

[fogdog]

Painted my Imax camo tan.

 

[Handy Andy]

"...I shot an arrow in the air..."

Wouldn't it be easier to draw one up into those "telephone pole" forest of trees?

Just use the mast pipe as a counterweight...

WOW

 

[fogdog]

"...I shot an arrow in the air..."

Wouldn't it be easier to draw one up into those "telephone pole" forest of trees?

Just use the mast pipe as a counterweigt

It was pretty easy the way I did it, and it works very well. I have other shorter antennas in them trees, but that big whip would make contact with tree branchs in the severe wind we get up here in these Hollers. 73

 

[Rick330man]

102

that 102" whip was camoed good till they found the coax then i was shut down i hate apartments

What about going the patriotic route and having a nice, 10' fiberglass flag pole? It would merely be a coincidence, of course, but it might just have a 102" antenna hidden inside of it.