It is surprising that some people have no issues with cables laying on the
ground. When I moved to NC and had just started to build my station. I
temporary laid hundreds of feet of control cables and coax on the ground a
week before for an upcoming contest. By the time the contest started I
noticed that my rotator and remote coax switch were inoperative. I walked
outside and discovered that the control cables were chewed up in multiple
locations.
John KK9A
To: "TowerTalk" <TowerTalk@contesting.com>, "N4ZR" <n4zr@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] A dumb question
From: "Bob Shohet, KQ2M" <kq2m@kq2m.com>
I use buryflex coax and CQ304 and CQ302 rotator cable. I have had them
laying
on the ground for almost 20 years with no discernable physical deterioration.
If I put them below ground I would have to deal with the acidic soil,
critters,
pools of groundwater, etc. Of course these issues would be mitigated by
using
gravel, sand, conduit, etc. I like keeping it simple. I have fewer critter
problems and no water/soil issues with laying the cables on the ground.
73 & GL!
Bob KQ2M
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