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Old 6-Dec-2016, 1:55 PM   #7
wizwor
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Originally Posted by WIRELESS ENGINEER View Post
If it worked at one time then something degraded
Take your connections apart an ensure that moisture hasn't gotten in and check the antenna for physical damage

PS: NEVER use coax with copper COATED steel center conductors

They are easily destroyed by moisture and their ability to provide enough current for mast mounted preamps over long coax runs is poor
He's in Maine. The winds have been blowing leaves for a couple months. Now, the pines are likely covered in snow. The degradation could be due to hardware failure, but it is probably environmental.
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