Maybe he was starting to strip the outter sheath and shield to make a gamma
match. Or it could be a test gadget he was going to make.....Rollie



"Sal M. Onella" wrote in message
...
I recently handled an estate sale. Among the SK's posessions was a
one-foot
piece of RG-8 or RG-213 which he had carefully modified by cutting away
about 3/16 inch of the jacket and braid all around the circumference of
the
cable, near its middle.

I am not sure what use this would be to a ham. Some audio cables are made
up with discontinuous shields for elimination of ground loops but I've not
seen it done for RF.

Ideas?