FWIW, My VHF antenna cable and mast wiring extends six feet from the bottom of the mast, up under a settee bunk. The wires enter a waterproof box and land on a terminal strip and the coax has a female PL259 connecting to a double male PL258 to the cable that goes to the VHF radio. Under the sole is a wet area. Under a bunk is higher up and drier. I disconnect everything myself before pulling the mast.
Chuck S > On 05/28/2022 6:26 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > About 8" from where it enters the bottom of the mast in the bilge (dry). > Except for working on my old knees and removing part of the sole, it is > reachable. I have not found the other end that goes to the radio but I > suspect it is hidden under the sole that I must remove to see/find it. > > Charlie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Frame via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Andy Frame <svmar...@pm.me> > Sent: Sat, May 28, 2022 4:26 pm > Subject: Stus-List Re: Antenna cable woes > > > Where is the cut? > > On 5/28/2022 12:07 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List wrote: > > The yard that removed my mast to replace the rod rigging just cut the > > mast antenna cable and so I either have to have another cable run or > > 'splice' the current cable using one of the Sheakspeare fittings that > > claim to connect the shield and the conductor without solder, etc. > > > > Has any one on the list used such connectors and had any luck (or hints > > on how to proceed!) or am I faced with running new cable and the expense > > of someone to climb the mast, etc. The connector was only $16 so I > > figured it was worth that much to give it a try. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Charlie Nelson > > Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb > > New Bern, NC > > > > > > > > > -- > s/v MaryMe > 1975 C&C 24 > Port Labelle, FL USA > Amateur Radio WD4RCC > >
