I put my bare CATV hardline in shallow open trenches across the yard.
I've run it both inside and outside the tower, strapped to the legs.
Runs range from 200 to 600 ft. I live in the country and mow over
the trenches.
Tom N4KG
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002 14:49:39 -0700 "Matt" <aa7bg@3rivers.net> writes:
> On this subject...just about the none covered cable? I have a bunch
> of bare
> aluminum CTV cable and I wonder how you all get it to the tower? Do
> you put
> it in under ground PVC pipe or just lay it across the
> ground...direct bury??
> How about running up the tower? any probs with dissimilar metals
> running it
> up the tower?
>
> Just wondering. I spose it depends on soil acidity, etc. Has anybody
> had any
> outer conductors eaten thru if you did direct bury it?
>
> I have had good luck with the covered stuff (w/out ununs/baluns,
> etc.) but
> just wondered about the bare stuff cuz I havent' deployed any yet.
>
> 73 and thanks,
>
> Matt--K7BG
>
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>
>
> Have had very good luck (though
> not buried) - even without baluns.
>
> :>)
>
> 73
> dink, n7wa
>
> At 09:32 PM 8/8/2002 +0000, epetek1@att.net wrote:
> Have had very good luck using long runs, 400 feet of
> 3/4" (maybe slightly less) hardline with 75/50 baluns at
> each end. been in the ground three years w/o problem.
> Wonder whether other towertalkians have had same
> experience. Much cheaper than 50 ohm equivalent. In my
> case free from the local provider. Connectors are quite
> easy to modify. Pete W2YG
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