pro:
aesthetics and ease of lawn mowing
absorption of rf gone astray (I know, its coax)
not falling on your face when you have to climb the tower at night because
you tripped over the feedlines
con:
sweat
labor
if you put it in a conduit make sure you do not create a situation which
will hold water in as well as it keeps it out....a low spot in the middle
can become filled with deliciously stagnant water and do a really nice job
on the stuff wallowing in it
A new home development near me has a flex conduit they are burying for
communications stuff, think cable TV and telephone will share this - if is
on a huge spool and probably is smooth as silk on the inside making pulling
a snap - no lumps or bumps to snag on...
You have two choices the way I see it - either bury it or bury it inside of
something
My Opinion
k4oj
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Makas" <k1my@msn.com>
To: "towertalk submital" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 10:30 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] To Bury or Not to Bury
>
> My principle QTH is a rural area and there is no need for me to bury the
> feed lines and control lines for aesthetic reasons, but is there another
> reason? I have several one hundred foot runs and I was thinking, why not
> just leave them on top of the ground? If there is a concern about animals
> eating the cables (?) I can just have a run of PVC on top of the ground
with
> the cables inside.
>
> Or is there a compelling reason to bury? RFI? Lightning protection?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bruce, K1MY
>
>
>
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