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Radio
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Jan 08, 2014

Best way of testing coaxial cables. (CB or TV)

This technique works for any kind of coax cable, CB, TV, Satellite or what ever. You've probably figured out you will need a multimeter that can read resistance in ohms. And you'll need to run to R...
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camperpaul
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Jan 10, 2014
wa8yxm wrote:
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... you can build one for less than 50 bucks, though you will need a scope (100-200 as I recall) to use it.

I do not know if the (TDR*) plans were ever published but I've seen the unit in operation and know the inventor.

*Added for clarity

The plans were published in "73 Magazine" sometime back in the '60s.

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