At 10:29 PM 3/21/02 -0500, Dan wrote:
>Hi Pete,
>
>What did you find out? No one copied the reflector on responses, and I'm
>curious too. I have about 100' of 1/2" that I haven't used because it was
>stored outside. I've always intended to try to measure the loss through it,
>but just haven't found that "round-tuit"....
Basically, everyone said that you can just trim back a little and go with
it. K1VR suggested 1 foot per year stored outside, while others said just
to look at the end and trim till everything looks clean and bright. We're
talking about hardline with a solid center conductor -- I don't know
whether what you have is solid or stranded, which could make some
difference because of wicking through the stranded wire. A couple
suggested testing the cable on the spool, but that doesn't look very
feasible in this case.
73, Pete N4ZR
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