[BC] about STL dishes and jumpers

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

Sorry....... I've seen direct male 7/8 N rigid connectors on the back  
of STL dishes last the life of the antenna. Maybe the ones I have seen  
were secured to the mounts and legs of the tower in a manner that  
prevented any strain or vibration.

Don Roden

Quoting Cowboy <curt at spam-o-matic.net>:

> On Wednesday 10 November 2010 10:55:09 am Miltron wrote:
>>  Every connector is a
>> potential point of failure; why would you want twice as many ? Where do
>> these wrong-headed ideas come from ?
>
>  Almost every ( 99 out of 100 ) failure I've seen, is lack of a soft jumper.
>  Yes, connectors *might* fail, but a non-braid shield to the back of the
>  dish WILL fail, every time. Guaranteed 100%.
>  Somewhere between 1 and 5 years. Very rarely more.
>  Superflex is no help. It's still a non-braid shield.
>
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> Cowboy
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