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Originally Posted by chuckster57
You may have a shorted out coax. Undo it at both the KeyTv box and the antenna. Then use an ohm meter set to continuity. One tip on the center wire and the other on the connector itself. If you have continuity, replace the ends and try again.
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Originally Posted by sourdough
A VOM is your friend. The symptoms sounds like the shield and the center conductor are shorted somewhere. Short of the cable being crushed, cut etc. it is likely where the connectors are. Set it to ohms and read between the shield and center conductor on the cable shutting down the power, it should read infinity.
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That’s what I said earlier, and IIRC that’s what I merged into this thread.
You and I both know it only takes a single “wisker” from the shield to short it out…BTDT.
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