[Towertalk] Coax recommendations

John von Gonten n5bsd@arrl.net
16 Oct 2002 21:15:49 -0500


Texastowers sells coax tag LMR-400DB, and I quote the site for this "
LMR-400 with a special sealing compound between the shield and outer
jacket for direct burial." it is around 75 cents a foot listed on the
site. Per Times Microwave site it has a 1" turn radius, .405" diamater.
On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 18:55, 


Jon Ogden wrote:
> Perhaps not.  They do have a direct burial version.
> 
> And the Cable Experts CXP1318FX IS indeed a direct burial cable.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jon
> NA9D
> 
> on 10/16/02 4:03 PM, Larry at lclarks@nc.rr.com wrote:
> 
> > I'm using LMR400UF and was informed by Steve Davis of Davis RF that it is
> > not suitable for direct burial.
> > 
> > They sell a cable called "BURY FLEX" that is very close to the LMR400UF and
> > a good price.
> > 
> > Larry WA2SRY
> > Durham, NC
> 
> 
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