Jim, I wonder where the RG58 went to. Looks like inside the building.
Also noticed the tie-wrap holding your now 2 pieces of the 1/2 inch together. Was this your doing to secure it or did the RG58 installer do it. Does not look like anything missing, just modified, hi. Copper is now going for $2.85 from a scrap dealer, but does not look like this is the case. Here in Tampa area we have recently seen 2 large towers, above 1000 ft, loose a major part of their ground wiring due to some wanting it for the scrap value. Alerts are being posted to tower owners. 73, ron, n9ee/r 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Jim Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/04/21 Mon AM 03:09:16 CDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Bad adapter > >I finally got a new connector and jumper cable installed last week on a >repeater that has been out of service for several months. The hard line and >jumper had been cut with an ax and removed for scrap copper. It has taken me >this long to find a connector for the hard line. They climbed a chain link >fence with barb wire on top to get to the tower, and also removed the >signaling wires to the switches (railroad) for the scrap copper value. > >But even this vandalism does not touch the RG-58 jumper in the picture - > >73 - Jim W5ZIT > >Jeff Kincaid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's a link >to a photo I made during a recent service call. Someone<br> has cut the >Heliax to our UHF receive antenna and spliced a piece of<br> RG-58 to it. >Seriously, if you're going to hijack an antenna, at > least you could spring for a lousy connector! > > http://www.lafn.org/~jeffk/CoaxSpliceSm.jpg > > Jeff W6JK > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try > it now. > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
