Topband: Deterring Critters

[Bill Wichers]

You can get coax with a PE outer jacket, although I think they usually
use MDPE instead of HDPE for coax. All you need to do is order the
direct-bury type, which should almost always have a PE jacket. Getting
the flooded kind will also help if you do get any tooth-holes in your
cable.

BTW, it's surprisingly reliable to test for a PE jacket using the
"fingernail scratch test". After you've done it enough times you can
identify a PE jacket by the "feel" when you scratch it. I know it sounds
goofy, but it's almost 100% reliable after you get the feel for it. PE
has a unique feel to it when scratched with an edge (like a fingernail
:-). Try it and you'll know what I mean. This is handy if you have
mystery wire and want to test it.

    -Bill

> If we could purchase Coax cable and other smaller wires with the HDPE
> covering,  life could be easier.   (Also less costly)  The 1000 foot
roll
> of
> telephone cable is worth considering, for now.
> 
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ