> I can't see ruining the bottom half of a good harness when I
> have top top half from another antenna that is been damaged
> that I can use. Last time I had to replace one of the
> connectors on a DB antenna the VB material in the cable
> either was still sticky or got that way from trying to solder
> the new connector on it and it was a real pain. Is there a
> trick to it that I don't know ??
Your idea about re-using an old harness from the top off of an antenna for
the lower half of your "dual" makes sense.
If you're using type N connectors (either crimp or mil clamp), the goop
isn't a big deal, just crimp/clamp the braid with the goo on it, it will
still make solid contact and help maintain weatherproofing. If you really
want to get rid of it, use a solvent. TCE seems to work, available as
"LectraClean" from CRC (available at Home Depot et al).
--- Jeff
