Now that the #25 foldover is (finally) on it's way back up, I thought of an inexpensive method of protecting my underground feedline that I don't recall having seen described. Here's what I might try
Author: harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu (Charles H. Harpole)
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 10:01:39 -0400 (EDT)
I think a close fitting hose covering for buried coax is a bad idea because --since there is a little space there for water and no real space for it to easily escape, there will be water there tween
Should work.... ahem, until you add the next antenna and cut the buried line trying to bury the new one... -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting
One "trick" we used when installing direct burial cables is to put old boards, like 2x4 scraps, on top of the wires to keep a shovel from cutting the wire when being uncovered years later! Even after
That works but as you say will rot ... try old roofing shingles. Ever tried to dig around a house that the contractor didn't clean up well??? Good luck and keep posting .... Steve KD4WIW -- FAQ on WW