I believe that the style of wire you're referring to is "UF"
wire. It looks almost like normal romex wire, except that
each individual conductor (including the grounding con-
ductor) is completely surrounded by insulating material.
I ran a length of 12-2 w/g UF out to my tower.
73 de Brad @ Radio Free Roscoe (IL)
(Industrial Electrician for 25+ years)...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <k2av@contesting.com>
To: "Bruce Makas" <k1my@qwest.net>; "towertalk submital"
<towertalk@contesting.com>; "Tom Frenaye" <frenaye@pcnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AC power
> For a LONG run to a tower (like my almost 300') I will bury a length of
> UG 10/2 w/g
>
> 73, y'all.
>
> -----------------
>
> Guy Olinger
> Apex, NC, USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Frenaye" <frenaye@pcnet.com>
> To: "Bruce Makas" <k1my@qwest.net>; "towertalk submital"
> <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AC power
>
>
> > At 09:00 AM 5/12/2001 -0700, Bruce Makas wrote:
> > >I am thinking of running 110 AC power out to at least one of my
> towers (140
> > >feet from house) so that I have power if I need it out there. Is
> there any
> > >problem with burying the AC cable in the same trench as the coax and
> control
> > >cables?
> >
> > Besides the electrical/code issues, I'd just choose to buy a quality
> 100'+
> > outdoor extension cord. Store it in your garage until you need it
> once or
> > twice a year. You'll be able to use it for other things around the
> house
> > and yard as well.
> >
> > --- Tom
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
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> > Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone:
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> >
> >
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