Thanks to all those who took the time to provide assistance.
My assessment of possible solutions would seem to be these:
1) Best - use 50 ohm hardline - (a bit pricey - but AA1K and others say it
worked for them - Tks Jon)
2) Put the coax in something - like conduit. I see Home Depot has 1/2 inch
PVC conduit available here in NY for 98cents a 10 foot interlocking section
(I will probably go this route).
3) Use flooded - direct burial cable - from the wireman or from RADIOWARE
(Davis RF bury flex)
(I like this one too but I think my red squirrels will still eat this stuff
enough to put me off the air in time - perhaps it would take LONGER - but I
think it would fail eventually.)
4) Bury the coax - tough to do in a DENSE forest - unless you cut all the
trees FIRST which I am loathe to do
So, I will probably go the PVC conduit route - it is EASY to pass RG213
through it as long as the PL259's are off the cable and the various sections
can
either be taped or PVC glued together - very EASY to make this one work - just
takes time.
I especially enjoyed the comments like:
1) Rent CATS to scare off the squirrels
2) Get a shotgun - and the cook up the squirrels as ROAD-KILL with onions and
peppers
3) Use salt and birdseed so the squirrels would like that BETTEr THAN THE
JACKET on 213!!
All good ideas - in the end, what works for YOU is the best solution.
I think I am gonna try the Home Depot PVC 1/2 inch conduit.
Tks again to all those who provided ideas. I am most grateful for the help.
73 JEFF
K1ZM@aol.com
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