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A DirecTV service/repair guy showed up here about an hour ago to fix my
DirecTV.(My DirecTV has been ''out for lunch/AWOL'' since last Friday
morning around 7:30 AM) What it was, the cable connectors were
corroded.He used a special tool and he clipped off the corroded
connectors and he installed new connectors, in my carport and he went up
on my roof top and he installed new connectors up there too.He said the
new connectors are a better quality, he said sometimes they don't
tighten the connectors properly and moisture gets in there and corrodes
the connectors.How does that relate to Shortwave radio/antennas/cables?
You might want to check your connectors once in a while.
DATS DAT!
cuhulin

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On Apr 13, 1:40*pm, wrote:
A DirecTV service/repair guy showed up here about an hour ago to fix my
DirecTV.(My DirecTV has been ''out for lunch/AWOL'' since last Friday
morning around 7:30 AM) What it was, the cable connectors were
corroded.He used a special tool and he clipped off the corroded
connectors and he installed new connectors, in my carport and he went up
on my roof top and he installed new connectors up there too.He said the
new connectors are a better quality, he said sometimes they don't
tighten the connectors properly and moisture gets in there and corrodes
the connectors.How does that relate to Shortwave radio/antennas/cables?
You might want to check your connectors once in a while.
DATS DAT!
cuhulin

I know exactly what he did. You may want to go out there and put some
seal around the connectors.

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On 4/13/10 17:21 , Gregg wrote:
On Apr 13, 1:40 pm, wrote:
A DirecTV service/repair guy showed up here about an hour ago to fix my
DirecTV.(My DirecTV has been ''out for lunch/AWOL'' since last Friday
morning around 7:30 AM) What it was, the cable connectors were
corroded.He used a special tool and he clipped off the corroded
connectors and he installed new connectors, in my carport and he went up
on my roof top and he installed new connectors up there too.He said the
new connectors are a better quality, he said sometimes they don't
tighten the connectors properly and moisture gets in there and corrodes
the connectors.How does that relate to Shortwave radio/antennas/cables?
You might want to check your connectors once in a while.
DATS DAT!
cuhulin

I know exactly what he did. You may want to go out there and put some
seal around the connectors.

Likely, the connectors he installed are weathersealed. Most
installers are using weathertight connectors, now.

The issue is the cable, itself. If the connectors weren't weather
tight, there's moisture in the coax.

End of game.

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There was no charge on that DirecTV repair.Last Friday morning when I
phoned DirecTV, that nice lady said because I am a loyal customer of
DirecTV, there will be no charge to me.

Next time though, I reckon there will be a charge.She gave me credit for
the days my DirecTV service wasen't working.I can sign up for about six
or seven something dollars per month for whatever repairs, if or
whenever needed, I don't think that is worth it to me though.

I am looking at my March 2010 snail mail DirecTV statement thingy now,
Total Choice Plus Monthly $61.49
Starzs Monthly $12.99
Showtime Loyalty Gift: 5 Months Free.
Sales Tax 5.21
$79.69

Yasss Suhhhh,,, Ahh izza ah loyalty customer uv DirecTV!
cuhulin

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http://www.vicksburgpost.com
Archives News Struttin'

Look at that Turkey walking around in Hill City.
cuhulin

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Gregg wrote:
On Apr 13, 1:40 pm, wrote:
A DirecTV service/repair guy showed up here about an hour ago to fix my
DirecTV.(My DirecTV has been ''out for lunch/AWOL'' since last Friday
morning around 7:30 AM) What it was, the cable connectors were
corroded.He used a special tool and he clipped off the corroded
connectors and he installed new connectors, in my carport and he went up
on my roof top and he installed new connectors up there too.He said the
new connectors are a better quality, he said sometimes they don't
tighten the connectors properly and moisture gets in there and corrodes
the connectors.How does that relate to Shortwave radio/antennas/cables?
You might want to check your connectors once in a while.
DATS DAT!
cuhulin

I know exactly what he did. You may want to go out there and put some
seal around the connectors.

Yeah. He used Seal-Tite type F connectors. Not those barrel crimpers.

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http://www.controlcable.com/custom.asp?c=36404493

The tool he used looked to me like a Paladin 1545 All-In-One Telco
Tool.The new connectors he installed (using that same tool to remove the
old connectors and install the new connectors) have a black insert
inside the barrel of them.I guess some sort of soft insert which makes
them weather tight.
I reckon y'all know more about that stuff than I do.
cuhulin