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

[Dino Darling]

Not only is FSJ not direct burial, but it wasn't designed to be 
outdoors.  I don't even think there is any UV protection in the jacket either.

FSJ was designed for indoor jumpers.  At least, that's my understanding...

At 07:36 PM 03/31/2006, Brian Moran wrote:

>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
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