Topband: Why do rodents eat coax?

[Mike Waters]

Thanks, Mike. That sounds like what I have. It's shinier, too.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mike: I did say critter resistant, not critter proof, but so far, so good.
> Polyethylene (PE) is harder, stiffer (but bends almost as much) and more
> slippery than PVC. I'd bet that is what you have. If you can get a number
> off the jacket, Google it for specs. Most direct burial cable is PE or
> something similar, NOT PVC.--Mike, WV2ZOW
>
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If all Polyethylene is indeed critter resistant, that seems like a good
>> clue; before buying outdoor coax, check the jacket material on the mfg.
>> data sheet.
>>
>> Other than that, how do we tell for sure what our coax jacket material
>> is? And aren't there different formulas and various hardness specs? I think
>> there's hard and soft PVC.
>>
>> FWIW, the flooded RG-6 I mentioned has a rather hard jacket. A thumbnail
>> makes less of a dent in it, compared to the somewhat softer outer jackets
>> of most of the other coax I have here (RG-11, RG-213, RG-58C/U, etc).
>>
>> 73, Mike
>> www.w0btu.com
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ... animals like to chew on or eat PVC. ... I know Polyethylene is
>>> critter resistant
>>>
>>
>>
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