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Originally Posted by laststraw
Thanks much for the reply - I've found your postings on grounding very helpful.
Bearing in mind that the cable already has the F-connectors, is it typical for the 'messenger' wire to be in a separate "sleeve" that can be peeled back from the coax outer covering for grounding? The picture doesn't show how the 'messenger' is integrated with the coax - and the reviews I read didn't shed any light on the issue - but that is the only way I can visualize it working.
When you use it, do you use the messenger to ground the mast as well as the coax itself? If so, what's the best way to do that?
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Yes, the typical 'coax with messenger' is coax with the messenger molded into the jacket so that the two are parallel but not in contact electrically. If used as a support, the messenger wire does not need to be stripped bare. But as you have described, each end of the messenger wire does need to be stripped of insulation if you are going to use it as a conductor.
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