[TowerTalk] lightning damage

[Dale Martin]

Boy, I don't know.  I think that the blackened connectors may be carrying a
message such that I would have serious doubts about the integrity of the
coax.

What I would do is to remove all doubts about it's quality and replace it
(with something better/lower loss).

Then, use the old coax for less critical tasks, like Field Day jumpers and
such.

73,
dale, kg5u


> To check your coax, measure the power in and power out
> to a 50 Ohm load.  If the loss is within specification, use it.
>
> > My question to the list is since it looks like the strike travel
> > though the
> > RG-8 coax should I replace it? It looks fine except for some
> > blackening at
> > the coax connectors on both ends.
> >
>


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