[TowerTalk] Cautionary tale about cable waterproofing

[pwhelton at earthlink.net]

Interesting.  Mine is stuck due East.  Wonder if I should cut my coax open?  

Pat - KZ5J

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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Pete Smith N4ZR
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 8:02 AM
To: TowerTalk <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Cautionary tale about cable waterproofing

I've been having problems with my rotator, currently stuck due west. Today, in order to verify connection from the controller in the shack, I cut open the jacket of the good quality 6 x #18 cable at the tower base
- imagine my surprise when water flowed out of the cut, even though all the cable above that point is vertical.

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73, Pete N4ZR
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