No. but that was recommended and we're considering. What are your thoughts?
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff DePolo Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] RE: VSWR Issues - Repairs Complete > Someone decided to pull the hardline out of the shack - I > think the idea was to remove the bottom 35 feet, which had > been spliced on using a hardline splice) to test the two > sections individually. As we uncoiled it from where it > passed behind the shack, next to the chainlink fence, the > problem became quite apparent. Staring me directly in the > face, was a spot on the hardline which was blown out by a > lightning strike. I cut out about an 8 inch section around > the blow-out and measured it with an ohmmeter - 100k! The > two remaining halves from either side of the cut measured > completely open. Out of curiosity, did you have ground kits on the feedline at top and bottom of the run? --- Jeff
