That is a very odd problem for a single piece of Heliax. Are you sure that
the connectors are good. If the cable is in PVC pipe I would yank it out and
replace it with something better for outdoor use. FSJ4 can have water
ingress issues.
John KK9A
Dave Sublette k4to wrote:
I have a 200 foot run of half inch Superflex cable buried in a PVC pipe.
Thanks to a recent lightning strike, It measures shorted at one end of the
run and open at the other. If I could get some Idea where the problem is,
perhaps I could dig it up and repair it without trying to pull and replace
it. A fault like this implies to me that there is a clean break somewhere
and a short somewhere else. With a TDR, I could find the break and repair
it, then find the short.
Any other thoughts? Sure would be nice if I could get this repaired before
winter sets in.
Thanks & 73,
Dave, K4TO
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