Can E-field antenna be casted in resin?
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OH4GRM Wrote:I wonder if E-field antenna could be casted in resin to make it more weatherproof. Would casting detoriate the performance? I have thought to put the antenna inside a plastic pipe tube and then fill it with resin to seal it from rain and weather.

Comments appreciated,

OH4GRM
This is what I did for my E-Probe. I installed a dummy 2" vent with a cap near the top of the rood. It sticks out about 12" above the roof line
   

From inside the attic.
   

I mounted the amplifier to a shortened 3/4" cap, put the coax inside the 3/4" pipe, screwed the end to the amplifier and place the cap on the pipe. The pipe is just long enough, so the probe wire does not touch the outside cap.

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I now place the 3/4" pipe inside the 2" and it rests on a screw at the bottom. (see picture 2)

This keeps it safe, dry and easily reachable. No going up and down the roof.
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RE: Can E-field antenna be casted in resin? - by dupreezd - 2020-05-31, 20:32

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