Dang rabbits - Coax repair

[Rok55]

can i ask what brand is your coax? i read a post a couple years ago about a guy who had two0 cables laying on the ground side by each and the rodents always chewed one but not the other and one was bedlen and the other was lmr400 but i dont remember which they ate.

"Steren" from Ebay seller

You could use burial grade coax or run the sections on the ground thru some grey electrical PVC conduit pipe.

I will be running in conduit. Only on ground because of an emergency trip.

 

[Meglotron]

"Steren" from Ebay seller



I will be running in conduit. Only on ground because of an emergency trip.

well theres the problem, your coax is upside down

 

[Cold War Vet]

you could always solder the center conductor and braid sepratley heat shrink them then heat shrink the entire case RG 8 has a DB loss of about 2.0 to 2.5 db per hundred feet and then you dont have to worry about the barrel causing connection issues and creating more db loss

 

[Rok55]

you could always solder the center conductor and braid sepratley heat shrink them then heat shrink the entire case RG 8 has a DB loss of about 2.0 to 2.5 db per hundred feet and then you dont have to worry about the barrel causing connection issues and creating more db loss

Hmmmm ................ that's a thought

 

[Meglotron]

Hmmmm ................ that's a thought

i vote for that paint on rubber tape then shriknk tube over it, then a new connector on one end because you have to take it off to put the shrink tube on it

 

[Limeybastard]

I vote for barb wire on the coax.

 

[Rok55]

I vote for barb wire on the coax.

That worx .......... I have a few thousand ft up in the barn loft.. lol

 

[fourstringburn]

Personally, I would use N connectors. They will seal up better and have less loss. A bit overkill for 27 mhz yes but the built in seals work great! Just my 2 copper rounds.

Not an overkill at all!

Pl259's are antiquated and can be unreliable.

Maybe one day manufacturers will step up and start making N connectors the norm.

I'm considering changing all my outdoor connections to N. Your correct, they have less loss with better connectivity and are virtually water tight.