[Towertalk] wet coax

[Ronald KA4INM Youvan]

> If the insulation in foam type coax gets wet, does that effect the
> vswr?  Or, if the vswr is low, does that confirm that the coax has
> not get wet inside?


   Moisture in foam coax dielectric is adding resistance to the coax,
the losses go up, the incident losses go up, the reflected losses go up.
   Moisture makes a bad load look good, and it keeps a good antenna from
being effective.

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