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Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 536 Times Thanked : 15 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 69
Subject: Darn it water in coax Sat Feb 24, 2024 8:19 am
Darn it cobweb coax has water in it.
Found out by accident when I had to remove the shack end plug.
Must be getting in up at the antenna end which I did seal but must be a leak there some where. Bottom plug, the M&P coax braid and foil all white and badly coroded. Cut off about six inches to where it looked better but going to need to bring it down and replace.
Need some better weather to do it.
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peewee norfolk Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-4879 / M7PCA Posts : 192 Times Thanked : 8 Join date : 2023-07-16 QTH or Location : North Walsham, JO02QU Equipment Used : FT1000MP !!!!!!binatone 5*,alinco dx10 135,sirio4000,silver rod,G5RV,beofeng 17 pro max, X30 duel 2m/70cm,full size G5RV, TS120v,soon new toy Age : 57
Subject: Re: Darn it water in coax Sat Feb 24, 2024 9:37 pm
i hate it when that happens, roll on some good weather for you mike hope you get sorted soon
Ivy Mike Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 536 Times Thanked : 15 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 69
Subject: Re: Darn it water in coax Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:39 am
Used liquid rubber on the connector normally it's pretty good.
Still making contacts with the damaged coax but had a lot more rain so it is not going to get any better.
MM0IMC Senior contributor
Call Sign : 108-CT-226 / MM0IMC Posts : 105 Times Thanked : 3 Join date : 2023-03-10 QTH or Location : Ayrshire Equipment Used : Amstrad 901 Sidebander
Subject: Re: Darn it water in coax Sun Feb 25, 2024 2:14 pm