I have heard similar things about the two-section, dual-band Diamond antenna as well. I think people are not assembling them correctly. There is a gasket that must be properly seated before tightening the metal connector. If it is not done properly, it will leak. That said, I have used both the Diamond and the Tram and had no issues with either in rainstorms.
Levi, K6LCM
On August 18, 2021 at 17:34:06, Ken Alker via SBARC-list (sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com) wrote:
You should speak with Dick, KN6AA, if you are interested in the Tram. I recall that he has told a story whereby he was recommending a 2M (/440?) Tram for many years and a bunch of people bought them per his recommendation and they all had problems with them over time - water mitigation, as I recall. I don't want to spread rumors, so check with him - maybe a different model - maybe they have mitigated this - maybe a weep hole is all you need to add, but just the same, I'd speak with Dick before buying one of those and find out what his experience was.
He runs a net on 147.000 (WB6OBB) Monday's at 6:55PM and he wanders into Santa Barbara Electronics from time to time.
Ken KA6KEN
--On Wednesday, August 18, 2021 4:37 PM -0700 stephen--- via SBARC-list sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com wrote:
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Same here, no issues with water. I did put o-ring lube on the seal during assembly so it would seat properly and not get 'dragged' around and curl up when tightened down. Not sure if that helped. Dave ai6vx
On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 5:49 PM Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:
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