"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
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g wrote:
Hi all

and thanks for the help in the past

Does any know how, or if you can cut and splice the antenna from a
GPS?

THe GPS antenna on my boat is shot and needs to be replaced.

THe issue is I cannot tale the radar arch apart to run the new wire
without cutting it.

So...

Any tricks of the trade to cutting a GPS antenna cable?

THanks
MH

It is usually low-loss TV coaxial cable, the same as VHS antenna cabling,
and you can join it using the VHS cable extenders available in most ship's

I thought VHS = Video Home System (Video Recorder), you probably mean VHF.

chandlers. (A cheaper join is by using network-joining cable extenders,
available from computer shops.)
Remove "nospam" from return address.

Don't use TV coaxial cable, it's 75 ohm impedence.
VHF coax is 50 ohm impedence. So use 50 ohm impedence connectors, for a GPS,
BNC connectors will be ok.