[TowerTalk] Strange coax failure

[Patrick Greenlee]

My problem coax jumper was solit not foam and it was only bad for a 
couple inches.  I cut some up to check.

Patrick   NJ5G


On 12/16/2014 9:07 AM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>>   I saw some coax a few years ago where the center conductor  was not
> entirely in the middle of the insulator.  Bad molding?  It  was RIGHT up
> near the shield in some spots and centered in others...   If I remember
> correctly it was a foam  dielectric...
>
> A big problem with foam dielectric  is that it'll cold flow under the right
> conditions. It's a problem with wound  coax baluns.
>   
> Cheers,
> Steve   K7LXC
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