Fw: [Towertalk] Cable purchase source info requested

[John S.]

Has anyone used  4" black drainage pipe for running coax,rotor cable ect.? A
100' roll cost $20 which is cheap and flexible.It comes with holes on the
bottom for drainage or solid form. I thought it might me a cheaper
alternative.Any thought on this?     73,John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@swbell.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Cable purchase source info requested


> Yep, conduit drains are good if there are "low points". Best is either a
> tower slightly uphill or downhill from the shack to allow end-to-end
> drainage (I'm lucky, mine is uphill), or if it's level ground, then the
> middle of the run should be buried slightly higher than both ends. In
either
> case, no drain holes needed. In the latter case, though you will have your
> conduit terminating in a hole of some sort at each end, which would not be
a
> big deal. Don't forget weedeater and lawnmower protection of some sort for
> the cables at each end. A slip of the wrist while driving a riding mower
> near the tower can ruin your whole day. Been there, done that, have the
> T-shirt. Also don't forget to pull in a second pull rope (to leave in)
while
> pulling the bundle with the first pull rope. I have that T-shirt, too. :-)
> 73, Jerry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "EUGENE SMAR" <SPELUNK.SUENO@prodigy.net>
> To: "Jerry Kincade" <w5kp@swbell.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Cable purchase source info requested
>
>
> > Dave K0QE (the originator of this thread):
> >
> >      I concur with everyone's recommendation on the PVC conduit, but
make
> it
> > bigger than you think you'll need initially.  Being hams, we inevitably
> WILL
> > change something someday.  But I'd add that you ought to provide a drain
> > hole in the underside of the conduit at its low point(s).  As Jerry
said,
> > water WILL get in and you have to deal with it.  You might also want to
> wrap
> > some plastic material that's used in flower gardens to keep weeds down
> over
> > the drain holes.  This way the varmints don't get in but the water can
get
> > out.
> >
> >      The advantage of a conduit system, besides protecting the cable and
> > allowing for changing it, is you don't need to buy direct-bury jacketing
> for
> > your cables.  (How many responses to your direct question on buriable
> cable
> > have you received so far?)
> >
> > 73 de
> > Gene Smar  AD3F
> >
>
>
>
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