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TWL: RE: RE: Splicing Loran Cable?

From: Jim Donohue (no email)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2003 - 20:59:18 EDT

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    I would not bother with a connector or similar. These are not anyplace near
    transmission lines nor are they significantly matched to anything. Repair
    it in a coaxial fashion and waterproof it well. 99.9 it will work nicely.
    The object is noise cancellation and shielding not impledance matching.

    Jim

    > REPLY
    > Yes you can. BUT! the cable is usually a coaxial and therefore
    > you need a
    > coaxial connector.
    >
    > Use the same type as what is used where the cable connects to the head.
    > I have seen both BNC and PL258 styles. Typically these are 50
    > ohms impedance.
    >
    > Make sure you waterproof the connection afterwards with the
    > rubber butyl tape
    > and a layer of regular tape over that.
    >
    > Arild
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