Flexible coaxial cable jackets are easily damaged by careless handling,
by mice and other vermin, by improper installation on a tower, or by
not bonding the coax to the top and bottom of the tower which makes
it susceptible to pin hole damage during lightning strikes.
73
Frank
W3LPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 8:29:10 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: FW: CQWW a bust this year
On 12/1/2020 10:00 AM, Michael Walker wrote:
> - How old are your feedlines? Are 100% sure they are as good as the day
> you installed them?
Another urban myth -- coax is degraded only 1) by the intrusion of
moisture into the dielectric, which occurs at poorly installed or poorly
weatherproof connectors or with physical damage to the outer jacket; or
2) UV breakdown to a non-UV-resistant jacket.
> - Noise -- did you know that 80% of the low band noise is in your own
> house - fix it as it isn't going to fix itself and don't be so sure to
> blame someone or something else until you confirm it.
YES! There's an app note for this on my website that ran in NCJ several
years ago. k9yc.com/publish.htm
73, Jim K9YC
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