[TowerTalk] FSJ4-50b - Direct burial, or not?

[Brian Moran]

I'm coming down the home stretch with a tower, the first for me in this QTH, and with the long run to it (180' or so) am using FSJ4-50b cable -- something that I've not used before. I am digging a trench (almost done) for a 3" conduit containing rotor, steppir, extra control (cat-5), and some extra pulling cords for the future. I have 8 gauge UF cable going in the trench NOT in the conduit for an outlet near the tower; I have some massive 75 ohm catv hardline also going in the trench for no good reason other than I haven't used it for anything else in the 3 years I've had it, and it's better to store it below ground :-)
   
  The big question: Do I put the FSJ4-50b in the conduit or not? I see that some folks have been using it above ground... buried, must it be in the conduit? 
   
  Thanks,
   
  Brian N9ADG