[TowerTalk] Coax choice for crank-up - looking for TT experience/recommendations

[Grant Saviers]

Follow the directions and I'd bet on more than 10 years.  What does your 
friend say?  How often does he replace the LDF6 and LDF7?
https://www.rfparts.com/coaxseal/221213.html

Grant KZ1W

On 7/10/2017 19:11 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:
> I have a friend who is a ham, and works for a company that maintains cell tower cables and equipment.  He says they waterproof hardline connections.  I wonder how long it lasts.
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> 73, Keith NM5G
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> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve Maki
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 6:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coax choice for crank-up - looking for TT experience/recommendations
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> On 7/10/2017 17:40 PM, David Aslin G3WGN wrote:
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>> Thanks for the input Mike.
>> My experience with FSJ4-50B is not positive.  I’ve nicknamed it the ‘firehose’ as a result of its ability to take on water and have > it track down the coax.
> Almost any coax will take "take on" water to some extent if you give it a chance. The only exception that I've found is smooth wall hardline, where the closed cell dielectric is *bonded* to both the smooth shield and the smooth center conductor.
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> Any other style, be it corrugated hardline, braided coax, semi air line, whatever, will be ruined if you don't weatherproof the connectorized ends.
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> Apparently there are some folks who don't believe it's possible to weatherproof connectors. That is a totally false belief.
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> -Steve K8LX
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