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>Somewhere between $1,360 - $6,400 of scrap value

If it's a "normal" wire specification that someone else can use it was likely sold for ~50% of retail.

It was gas-filled presumably ultra low loss RF cable, but the thief cut it into small sections so that they could take it away. You might be right about the 50% number of they had somehow managed to steal it as a single intact spool. As-is, the station even said that they wouldn’t be able to use it even now that it’s been recovered because of fears of gas leaks.

I doubt they would attempt to sell it as is. They'd break out the copper portion and trade on that alone

Thieves typically burn off the insulation so it's not likely to be easily reused.

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