Charlie Ocker wrote:
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> Seeking the collective wisdom, opinions, comments, etc. from those who =
have gone
> down this path before.
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> I have some aluminum 75 ohm 3/4" CATV hardline which I will use to feed=
the
> antennas on my tower. The tower is about 100' from my house. Question=
: Can I
> bury the hardline directly and not worry about it, or is it better to p=
ull it
> through pvc or similiar conduit? From an ease of installation standpoi=
nt, I'd
> rather simply bury it. I've never done it before, but intuition tells =
me that
> pulling this stuff through conduit will be a real pain in the butt. BT=
W, I live
> in north central Illinois, and have aggregate-type soil (i.e. field sto=
nes).
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> I'll post a summary later. Many thanks in advance.
> =
> 73 es cul,
> Charlie KD5PJ/9 kd5pj@chasind.com
If your CATV hardline has a vinyl type covering you shouldn't have any
difficulty. I had the unprotected =BD inch variety buried for over four
years without problems. but let me relate a story told me by the Cable
TV folks. They had a run that went under the roadway of a bridge over a
swampy river, and used the uncovered stuff. The corrosive action of the
water etc. caused the shield to break down in less than a year and they
had to replace it with something more impervious. =
If you have a sufficient amount of hardline, I'd recommend a second run
as a spare. I did that and, because I hit the hardline with a mower
where it exited the ground to the tower, I ended up using the spare.
Good luck... =
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Dick Bodine Amateur Radio Call: WJ0M
Duluth, MN 55804 mailto:rbodine@computerpro.com
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