--- On Mon, 10/5/09, John <johnk.mch...@att.net> wrote:
> From: John <johnk.mch...@att.net> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Cleaning coax corrosion > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 3:59 PM > > Hi, > > I need to replace a PL-259 on the end of a piece of RG-8U > at the antenna > end. The coax shielding is severely corroded, I can cut > back aways and > still reach but I need to clean the shielding so I can > solder on a new > connector. Any suggestion to do this. > This is on the roof of a building and the coax is routed > around the > rampart to the antenna mount and almost impossible to > replace. > Before the "cable cops" jump on me it's not for repeater > service. > > Thanks, > > John > > -- > John Mc Hugh, K4AG > Coordinator for Amateur Radio > National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC > Home page:- http://www.wx4nhc.org > > There is no good way to clean the coax braid. You need to replace the whole length of coax. Most likely water has gotten into the cable and wicked way back into the cable.
