[TowerTalk] Coax - NOS

[K9MA]

I recently tested some of my retired 30 year old RG8 and 9913. None had 
water damage. Loss was very close to the spec, maybe just a tiny bit 
higher. Most of it was exposed. I reused some of it for 80 and 160 
meters. Some of the rest is now the rabbit-proof feedlines for the 
80/160 rx loops. (They chewed up the RG-58 every year.)

73,
Scott K9MA


On 11/28/2020 7:45 PM, Steve, W7WM wrote:
> What is the current thinking on aging coax?
>
> I have some 20+ year-old RG-8, still on the spoo,l and some coax that has
> been in conduit for 30 years, and coax that has been exposed to weather
> (not wet though). None of my coax has water damage.
>
> Is all of this 'past it's prime'? How much has this deteriorated?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Steve, W7WM
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Scott  K9MA

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