On Sun, May 03, 2009 at 12:04:16PM -0700, Peter Kafer wrote: > I would like to move the radar array on my mast to make room for track for my > whisker pole. what's involved? Can I simply cut the line from the array at > some convenient point and splice in a longer cable?
Not usually, no - or at least not with any good results. A typical radar cable is shielded, has multiple wires and cables (some individually shielded and/or twisted to minimize coupling) running through it, and may include a stainless "trace" wire for strength. In theory, it's possible to splice the it given enough time, patience, and expertise; in practice, I'd bet large money against you succeeding - mostly based on the fact that you asked the question at all. :) If you did manage it, then you'd have to get a manual for your radar and open it up (although some newer units make it a bit more accessible than that) so you could adjust the so-called sweep timing; this will be affected by any changes in cable length. Someone I know from another list, a very sharp fellow named Gord May, ran down a part of the procedure in this post: http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29877&postcount=10 -- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET * _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
