For those worried about water leakage, the Times Microwave connectors ship with adhesive lined heat shrink to go over the braid crimp; the rest of the connector is listed as weathertight. These are nice connectors, and made for long-term outdoor use.
— Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Jan 16, 2017, at 12:53 PM, Steve Thomas via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Shop around for prices. > I just did a quick look on the LMR-400 cable itself, and the first 2 vendors > I checked differed in price by a factor of 3. > > The only technical downside that I can see for LMR-400 as opposed to RG213 is > that if there ever is a salt water leak, the aluminum braid will fail very > quickly. The copper braid in RG213 would corrode also, so it may be a moot > point, but it would last longer. The DB cable might be somewhat tougher in > that respect. > > Steve Thomas > 1978 C&C27 MKIII > 1980 C&C36
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