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[TowerTalk] 1-5/8 inch Andrew Hardline stored outside in New

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 1-5/8 inch Andrew Hardline stored outside in New
From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 20:20:07 -0700
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Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 10:32:08 -0600
From: William Hein <bill.aa7xt@gmail.com>
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Subject: [TowerTalk] 1-5/8 inch Andrew Hardline stored outside in New
England for 5 years - still good?

I have some 1-5/8 inch Andrew Hardline (LDF7-50A) which has been stored outside 
in New England for 5 years - is it still good and if not can it be 
rehabilitated?  I didn't expect to leave it outside this long (life intervenes 
in ones plans from time to time) and am pondering whether its worth the effort 
to ship it 2000 miles to Colorado and reinstall at my new station.

This particular cable would be direct buried for use on HF primarily (I have 
other cable for VHF).

73
Bill

##  It would be good for a lot longer than 5 years... provided you weather 
proofed  BOTH ends.  The usual deal is to use the heavy duty heat shrink caps 
made for juts that purpose. 
When I bought a roll of LMR –1200DB....  I had em install 4 inch long heat 
shrink end caps on both ends, before winding onto the big wooden  drum. 

##  Even if the last 2 to 5 feet  got water in it,  simply chop off six feet 
from each end...and toss em.   Then install connectors.   Use real ones like  
7-16 DIN.
Don’t mess with type N crap..esp with  1 - 5/8 inch heliax.    

Jim  VE7RF

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