[TowerTalk] Coax in conduit

[Dick Flanagan]

At 9:15 AM -0800 1/5/98, Michael Mraz wrote:

>A few months ago, there was a thread concerning coax
>in underground conduit. The consensus was that it's a
>bad deal, because moisture condenses inside the conduit
>and the coax sits in a puddle of water.
>
>Here's a data point that seems to show the opposite:
>I've had 50 feet of "RG-8 type" buried a foot down in a
>2" ABS pipe for 5 years. Yesterday I pulled it out and it
>came out dry. This is in a Seattle suburb, where moisture
>is abundant.

Were the ends of the conduit sealed or open to air circulation?

73, Dick

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