Hello Jim,
I did a similar setup for my tower, except mine is a couple of feet
deep and comes through the foundation. I just used heavy nylon cord.
The diameter of the pipes are large enough that I don't expect any
problems at all.
73 from.......
Bob Otto
N8NGA@one.net
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Monday, August 13, 2001, 11:29:56 AM, you wrote:
JI> Good morning,
JI> Just finished digging the trench for a feedline and control line conduit
from
JI> the house to the tower. The trench is about 12 inches deep, 10 inches wide,
and
JI> 90 feet long.
JI> I was planning to put about 1.5 inches of pea stone on the bottom of the
JI> trench, and lay in side-by-side two 3-inch septic-type schedule 40 PVC
pipes
JI> with holes down for drainage. The ends will come out of the ground slowly
at a
JI> very slight angle - 30 degrees, I guess.
JI> What about the fish line? What kind of line should be left inside
permanently
JI> for pulling new cables?
JI> Any comments on the overall plan? Is one 4-inch or bigger pipe a better or
JI> worse idea? I was thinking that separate pipes reduces the potential for
JI> tangling inside as the number of cables changes over time.
JI> This is my first time doing this part of the job. All suggestions welcome.
JI> 73,
JI> Jim K1IR
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