[Towertalk] Damaged Hardline Issue

[K7LXC@aol.com]

> I bought some 7/8" heliax that was damaged in shipping. It has some
>  kinks/dents in the runs and some cuts & tears in the outer jacket. I'm
>  planning to use this for long runs (250') at 7 - 28 mhz. Assuming the cuts 
&
>  tears in the outer jacket are sufficiently resealed, how critical are the
>  kinks and dents at these frequencies?

    I wouldn't worry about cuts or tears or even minor deformation. Minor 
damage on HF is only detectable with a TDR or some other instrumentation. 

    A real "kink" is where there is a crimp and the outer conductor is 
fatally deformed. 

    Otherwise go nuts.

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH