[cucumber3732842]

>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.

[tonyarkles]

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.

[dylan604]

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

[bragr]

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