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Re: water resistant, acoustically transparent fabric

Subject: Re: water resistant, acoustically transparent fabric
From: "atl" r0t0pan
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:32 am ((PDT))
You could try something like polycyc with a coating of NeverWet.  The
NeverWet would need re-application periodically.

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 1:00 PM, 'Russ Wigh' 
[naturerecordists] <> wrote:

>
>
> Does any know of a light-weight, water resistant, acoustically
>  transparent fabric which could be fashioned into a windscreen for a
> parabola. During these idle early summer days I am concocting a plan for =
a
> 24 inch reflector to house a very small lapel microphone which =96 at thi=
s
> point - would be otherwise exposed.  Much to the consternation of my wife=
,
> my neighbors, and the community by-laws, I plan to mount this on a frame =
to
> fit over the  peak of a dormer roof of my house to pick up night migrants=
.
> At the moment I am leaning toward rip-stop nylon.  Other than the mic,
> which I have had for a couple of years, I have about $10.00 invested in t=
he
> project.  The parabola will cost me $85, and a 48V connector to power the
> mic, another $50.  All pretty reasonable, but I don=92t want to go there
> unless I can pull the whole thing together in theory anyway.
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
>
> Russ Wigh
>
>
>





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