Shawn:
Put the coax runs in an oversized PVC conduit (suggest 4") and be done
with it. At the low spots, install a PVC T, open side down and covered with
landscaping fabric to let accumulated water drain from the conduit and to
keep out the critters. Dig a small pit underneath the open part of the T
and fill it with gravel to make a French drain field for accumulated conduit
water to drain into. Towers always seem to demand more coax runs as they
age.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of N3AE
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 5:15 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Hardline - Direct Bury or Conduit ?
Hello fellow Towertalkers,
Hopefully spring is around the corner and I can pick up work again on my
tower project. I plan to make two 150 ft runs of LDF5-50A from the house SPG
to the base of the tower. Trying to decide if I should run the hardline in
conduit or just direct-bury. Soil around here is clay mixed with some sand.
Rare to find a rock, and if I do it's small stream gravel with smooth
edges.. Part of the run is through a wooded area.
A conduit run would have some low spots (potential for moisture accumulation
??). But I worry about critters (moles/voles/etc) chewing on the jacket if I
direct-bury.
Anyone have a bad experience from direct bury of Andrew hardline? Rodent
damage? Crushing damage due to lawn tractors, etc? Something else?
thx
Shawn
N3AE
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