[TowerTalk] Buried Coax

Malcolm Clark rudder1@ibm.net
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 14:25:05 +0000


Russ Connors wrote:
> 
> I have a 250 ft run to make to my tower and would like to buy the rotor and
> feedline cables. Any suggestions for type of coax? Should I bother w/ conduit?
> 

Polyphaser recommends EMT grounded at the tower end only.  Helps with
lightning protection (also keeps the underground critters from gnawing
on your feedline).

73 Malcolm KR4HP

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