23 Jan
2018
23 Jan
'18
11:54 p.m.
Greg D said (in part):
Yes, but wet 9913 has a loss of ?
I'm not sure any of us can count that high!
Many years ago I had some 9913 on my satellite antennas. After a while I found that the 430 yagi was getting very deaf listening to mode V/U birds. Found the cable full of water. Because my cables made a 180 degree sweeping bend just before entering the house, I ended up drilling a small in the outer jacket and braid right at the bottom of the bend. Drained over a pint of water out of the coax. This was on a run that was less than 25 feet long, and both ends were at weather protected locations. Left it that way for at least a year before replacing the cable with LMR400.
73 ----- Jim Walls - K6CCC jim@k6ccc.org