Spray painting a Solarcon A99 antenna

[old goat 321]

Yeah I did the same thing for the same reason. one layer of black cheap tape(the thick stuff) then 3M white. was going to go with heat shrink tubing but for the price of the tubing I could have bout a new antron :shock:

Im thinking about putting up a gizmotchy 3. When i assemble it i was going to shrink tube all the joints. Will that cause any problems with the antennas performance?

 

[oldtymer]

Get a bottle of Noalox, sold at electrical supply & some big box stores.
Prevents oxidation & repels moisture. Treat all your joints where the tubing is telescoped.
Took my beam down after 12 years pulled it apart & it looked like it did the day I built it.
Shrink tubing will keep water out most of the time but will not stop the aluminum from
oxidizing.
Treat your hardware also clamps screws bolt & nuts, dissimilar metals react with each
other. Steel & aluminum very prone to galvanic corrosion

 

[bob101]

I suggested spray painting a white Solarcon A99 antenna flat black to help "stealth it" before putting it up in a pine tree. One person said it could affect the SWR of the antenna.

Comments?

yep painted mine matt black, top part sticks out like a sore thumb, If it was white, then it would not be so bad, but night time it stood out again, trial and error, didnt affect the swr at all, it was normal car black primer

 

[fourstringburn]

Older thread here,

I tried sky blue thinking it would blend into the sky, it doesn't.

Black sticks out even worse.

Gray is a neutral shade and work the best.

 

[Alexis Mercado]

Older thread here,

I tried sky blue thinking it would blend into the sky, it doesn't.

Black sticks out even worse.

Gray is a neutral shade and work the best.

Air Force cargo planes are painted grey in order to blend in the sky. Best color.