[TowerTalk] Water in Coax

[Charlie Gallo]

On 11/25/2009 Roger (K8RI) wrote:

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> A "pin hole" can be very difficult to find as can a cracked jacket at times.

> 73

> Roger (K8RI)

This leads to the "dumb questions are the ones not asked" for me

I'm having a new tower/antenns etc installed this spring, and the installers usually use LMR-400.  I'm seriously thinking of installing heliax (or heliax flex)  instead, simply because I hear that it does NOT have problems with water/has a longer life (and the better signal does NOT hurt)

Thoughts from the list (10m to 40m - about 125ft, plus probably replace my 2m/70cm coax run at the same time, while the crew is here)


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