You might have the problem of capilliary action whereby the water advances
up the insulator.
This will depend on the quality of the coax as to whether it be solid or
not.



ATB

David W Wood 
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 5:03 PM
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Subject: Re-ATU issues

Hi all:=20

Had a ham buddy take a look inside my tuner today and it's good. It still
ac=
ted up so we thought it might be the coax 1 connection. Used coax 2 this
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ning and after an hr or so, the tuner acted up again but this time it
includ=
ed 40. I can't help but wonder if moisture is getting in the line. It's old
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nd just laying on the ground from where it exits the shack, running about
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 feet to the base of the antenna.=20
Thoughts?=20

73:=20
Michael DE VO1AX=