>Thanks for the helpful advice. . . . . . Maybe
>you might expand on your explanation and suggest or remind those
>interested that a stranded center conductor coaxial cable is the best way
>to go in a mobile installation.
Excellent point. About 33 years ago we had a rash of
VOR antenna system failures in the Cessna singles.
Seems the coax cable from panel to antenna back on the
vertical fin became shorted.
It took some digging to figure out why. The coax had
been routed through an area of structure where the
bend radius was too tight. Over time, the pressure
of a single strand conductor on the plastic caused
the wire to cold-flow through the insulation and short
out on the outer conductor! Replacment of the coax with
stranded center conductor -AND- rerouting for a larger
bend radius prevented this from happening again . . .
Further, a stranded conductor is more resistant to
breakage from flexing and is preferable for that
reason also.
Thanks for the reminder!
Bob . . .
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