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Re: Topband: FW: CQWW a bust this year

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Subject: Re: Topband: FW: CQWW a bust this year
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020 12:29:10 -0800
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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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