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Subject: [TowerTalk] Coax in Conduit and WATER!
From: kc8pg@tir.com (Jim Vining)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 15:09:37 -0700
Joe E. Mesh wrote:
> 
> -- he has never found the conduit encased coax dry.  It is always wet.
> He is adamant that regardless of how the conduit joints have been sealed
> they leak.   Similarly the direct buried conduit splice done with
> connectors always leaks without regard to the manner or amount of
> sealing performed.
> Joe / W8SS
> 
        
        The conduit doesn't always leak but there will be condensate
build up no matter how you seal the conduit.

                        Jim   KC8PG

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