Hi Bob,
Coax that has suffered mechanical damage like this should be replaced.
It would be an ongoing problem. Your system sounds like a great
application for hard line for at least that vulnerable part of the run
to your antenna(s).
73, Jim K9YC
On 10/2/2025 4:43 AM, kq2m@kq2m.com wrote:
Can I just tape over the cuts in the shield and call it a day (shiny
shield underneath as they were damaged with the past few days of no
rain, so no water ingress) or should I cut out the minimally damaged
section, put a PL259 on each end, solder and then use a PL258 to connect
them and then tape over that? (One disadvantage of that is to then
inadvertently create new potential sources of water ingress at each
connector as the cable expands/contracts from heat/moisture as well as
the occasional but rare connector failure)
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