"Raincoat Tape" sounds very similar to "Rescue Tape" which is a very nice and versatile product that I use in the car, on the boat and at home.  Might be the same with a different name.

Terry, WØFM

Are you referring to regular enamel coated magnet wire?  Like for winding toroids?

WØFM

That's a pic of AC5UP's water heater!

WØFM

My experience with the Liquid Electrical Tape has led me to limit my use of it to rather low voltage, non-critical applications.  The brand I used (name escapes me) turned out to brush on very thinly, even after much stirring.  Eventually, I got in the habit of putting on a light coat and letting it fully dry before adding 2 or 3 more coats.  After two coats, I could still see through the color (I've tried black, white and red) to the actual metal in the connection.  I'm sure the can must have a voltage rating on it, but I wouldn't take the chance.

I pretty much only use it on connections in which I cannot get a good tape wrap.

73,

Terry, WØFM

Yep.  I'd buy it in a heartbeat. 

Among other rigs, I've owned a TS-850S/AT, TS-950, IC706MKIIg, and the FT1000MP (the MP since 1999).  I recently sold my FT1000MP to help finance a new amp.  It is the only radio that I've parted company with that I wish I had kept.  It's not "over your head" for a new comer.  Just learn the basics.  The manual is good and I learned something new about the radio every time I read it.  And, there is a reason why some contest stations have two or three of these rigs.

At first you will use, Band, Mode, AF Gain and RF gain.  Then you'll learn the benefits of a second VFO, crystal filters, scanning, attenuators, etc.  It will be a hard radio to "grow out of".

73,
Terry, WØFM

And our apologies to Earl, the OP, for inadvertantly hijacking his thread.  Now let's find him some MasterMobile photographs guys.

Terry

Don't blame me, Alan.  This morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that chromium is just as unsafe as lead and that it must be removed from all automotive parts by April 1, 2014.  The Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department immediately filed for a waiver for their heavily-chromed motorcycles and the St. Louis Fire Department's legal department has sent a communication to the Court threatening to strike should they be required to remove their big chrome bells, their spotlights and their iconic chromed Federal Signal rotating sirens.

Finally, I just got a call from a friend with the Gateway City Classic Car Club indicating that his organization voted to stop having classic car shows in the interest of safety and begin knitting demonstrations instead.  The club narrowly defeated a motion that would have allowed chrome knitting needles, claiming they were intent on "doing their part" for our country, whatever it took.

Hey, we NEED to be guided by those much wiser than ourselves. 

Terry, WØFM

Thanks George.  I will check my Junk mail folder for those specific dates.  New computer and operating system could be the culprit.

73,

Terry, WØFM

(I can also got to my Profile and "Show Posts" and check for activity after my posts.)

Another concern would be potential liability.  We live in a law suit environment today.  If the amateur community near you comes to "expect" you to make weather warning announcements (because you always have done so) and one time you fail to do so, I would assume you could end up on the "uncomfortable" end of a litigation.  Just a thought.

Terry, WØFM

One of you guys needs to start marketing some big, heavy, chrome after-market bumpers for late model cars so we can get back to using REAL bumper mounts again.   

Terry, WØFM

I have tagged a number of posts for "Notify" in the last month or so and have received no notification of subsequent posts.  I used to get many notifications. 

It has me wondering if there is a bug in the "Notify" feature.  Or, perhaps, I'm just interested in gathering more information on all the wrong stuff.   

Terry, WØFM

Steve,

Maybe only the Grundig plastic case is made in China.   

73,

Terry, WØFM

Sealing the antenna is not necessary, Mark.  I did camo paint a couple of my previously-owned 4BTV's and 5BTV's in an initial attempt to hide them from the condo cops.  I used flat green, brown and tan Krylon spray.  Wait until AFTER you have all your tuning done or you just might have to sand off some paint to make adjustments for resonance.  The paint had no negative effect.  For that matter, it had no positive effect either as the condo's "Headmaster" spotted my vertical within a few weeks.  I ended up encasing it in PVC and making it a flagpole.  Have fun with your antenna experiments.

73,

Terry, WØFM

With apologies to my cat-loving ham friends.  I'm not a cat fan and I'm making that clear up front, so don't bother to flame me.  

All of these cat comments amuse me .  Seems that cat lovers enjoy discussing how uncontrollable their cats are.  Why in the world would you let your cat get away with behavior that your child would be admonished for?  ;o)

Oh wait!  Because you can "train" a child..... to some degree.

73,

Terry, WØFM

Good points, Gene.  Our guys never used the QC 259's for any critical measurements or diagnostics, but for high volume bench testing at ever-changing frequencies they found them very helpful.  And yes, they did evaluate several crummy brands before finally agreeing on the connectors now in use.

For critical measurements, etc, the obvious choice is always "N" connectors at higher frequencies.  (Which are waterproof as the OP inquired about, but not Quick Connect).

Terry, WØFM