My old Furuno 1720 radar has about 13 conductors, some the same color but different thickenesses...I spliced them all together just by twisting the central wires together and taping the joints...takes a fair bit of time but my signal is my better and much more reliable than the old connector pieces that were supplied with the cable. The joint section is inside the boat under the settee near the base of the mast with several feet of wire to spare on either side so I could do this work in good light and without contorting my body totally out of shape...no need for shrink warp because the joint is dry inside the cabin...I feel this was easier than insatalling a proper connector similar to that which came with the radar unit and the repair has never failed me.
Dwight Veinot C&C 35MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung via CnC-List Sent: September 3, 2014 2:29 PM To: Hoyt, Mike; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List dummy move and followup question Using good quality and correctly installed BNC connectors should allow enough signal to reach the receiver. There are some good tutorials on the interwebs on how to install a BNC connector. Adding a splice or connector to coax can degrade the signal strength but the better quality connectors are used all the time in other communication gear. Some cables are tuned. You might see this on a depth sounder. Some cables have many conductors (radar) and are difficult to splice. I would increase the price with the added feature of more installation options. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2014 10:21 AM To: mcrom...@bell.blackberry.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List dummy move and followup question Our new to us boat came with a Furuno GP31 GPS and external antenna with the GPS mounted in Nav Station. Helm had a much newer Garmin 740. We decided to replace Furuno with a new Raymarine MFD chartplotter at Nav Station. The antenna was still in place. I had posted the Furuno on Kijiji and have an interested buyer. Unfortunately now that we have a liveable interior we also have headliners etc which are one of the biggest curses on a sailboat. While attempting to remove the Antenna I had the cable removed for about half its length after removing way to many access panels but it was stuck somewhere in the nether reaches of the boat. One slightly too aggressive tug and I now have an antenna with two pieces of cable (much easier to remove by the way). So I have been reading about splicing GPS antenna cables. This one is Coax style and there has been a lot of information that BNC ends and a barrel connector will work. Does anyone (especially Fred) have experience and advice on this? I think I may have just reduced my selling price to zero and may be making a gift of the unit to the potential buyer Mike _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4745 / Virus Database: 4015/8124 - Release Date: 08/29/14 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
