Exterior Mast Cabling

[ferrispeterchris]

Morning all.I have a Pageant and want to fit a NASA Wind Speed and Direction thingy (I know,I know). At present the co-ax to the VHF aerial is just cable clipped to the outside of the mast. As I will now have two cables would I be better off using some sort of trunking or a twin cable clip? Many thanks, Peter.

 

[mainmarine]

why not tie them to the shrouds

 

[whiteoaks7]

(a) are there no conduits built into the mast - I have a Kemp mast which has conduits formed in the extrusion - might be worth asking your mast manufacturer, (b) the issue is good old UV which will degrade the cable sheath (better check your existing cable) and so putting it inside a plastic conduit is a good solution.