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Boat Forum / Cruising / May 2006Problem w/radar cable!
My friend stored, for the winter, his mast along with the radar antenna and cable in the spars shed for years. This year it appears that the mice or squirrels have chewed on the cable and the radar is not functioning. I wonder if a new after market cable can be bought and where. Or maybe the cable can be repaired? > My friend stored, for the winter, his mast along with the radar antenna and > cable in the spars shed for years. > This year it appears that the mice or squirrels have chewed on the cable and > the radar is not functioning. > I wonder if a new after market cable can be bought and where. Or maybe the > cable can be repaired? Yep on one, doubtful on the other. i'm curious, does radar just use a standard antenna cable with coax ends on it or is it something special ? The older radars use a cable of 12-24 single conductors and 1 shielded coax embedded in it. Hard to repair, probably expensive to buy. If of extreme budget, you could buy multi conductor then try to buy matching separate coax. Make sure both are outdoor/sunlight & water resistant. Lee Haefele > i'm curious, does radar just use a standard antenna cable with coax > ends on it or is it something special ? > i'm curious, does radar just use a standard antenna cable with coax > ends on it or is it something special ? Most Radar interdeck cables are multiconductor, with one coaxial cable in a shielded cable. Yes, they can be repaired successfully if one takes great care, as most of the wires are carrying DC or power circuits, with a few low frequency AC circuits, like Sweep Timing, Heading Pulse, and Pulse Trigger. The coax is usually a 75 Ohm RG59 type cable, that is bringing the baseband video from the receiver to the display. Bruce in alaska  Signatureadd a <2> before @ |
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