[TowerTalk] 120 v inside conduit

[Pete Smith]

At 08:11 AM 4/9/00 -0500, kb0mzg wrote:
>
>On 4/9 Ken wrote:
><I'm going to put up a tower this summer, I was thinking of running a 120
>VAC line inside the same PVC conduit along with my coax feeds. Any
>problem with this idea?
>Thanks,
>Ken W2DTC>
>
>This is a pet peeve of mine Ken.  Control wires and AC should not be run in
>the same conduit.  Run your coax in the conduit and use a type of Romex that
>is suitable for burying, or make two conduit runs.

UF-B cable is just fine for direct burial.  Around here, the usual practice
is to bury it at least 18 inches deep, with red plastic warning tape 6
inches or so above it in case you forget where it is.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 

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