if you do cut it which is fine to do, be sure to leave at least 6 feet of cable from antenna to radio even if they are 1 foot away from each other, i think i read that in the instructions not to cut it way short because it won't work good, maybe my mind is playing tricks on me again but im pretty sure i read that in the book.

Shakespeare recommendation is 3 feet. The one thing that is recommended is to coil the excess cable in a loose coil of 8” diameter which is a very good thing to do, to avoid the center conductor from cold flowing from the center to come into contact or near contact with the shield. If the center conductor moves out of position it will change the cable characteristics and effect performance severally. No sharp turns, use large raiduses

Thanks, I think I'll just coil it up like the article says. I just have to make sure no sharp bends the rest of the way, wasn't any, but we might have pulled the coax too tight, not connected yet anyhow, gotto buy the connector.

Of course we have to shovel the boat off now.

John S.

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Shakespeare recommendation is 3 feet. The one thing that is recommended is to coil the excess cable in a loose coil of 8” diameter which is a very good thing to do, to avoid the center conductor from cold flowing from the center to come into contact or near contact with the shield. If the center conductor moves out of position it will change the cable characteristics and effect performance severally. No sharp turns, use large raiduses