[TowerTalk] Dogs and coax - chew toy?

[Jeff Blaine]

I want to thank everyone for their kind inputs.  In the final install, the 
stuff will be buried but I'm just trying to throw up something to bridge me 
till this next summer when I can get the permanent stuff up.

The idea of using the PVC tubing as a sleeve is a good idea.  Especially 
considering we do have mice, gophers and some other country varmints in 
addition to the neighborhood dogs.  With my luck, I would have no problems 
with 99% of the muts, but one of the guys in the neighboorhood would surely 
consider 213 as a feast.  PVC is cheap insurance.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Brown
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:47 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Dogs and coax - chew toy?

On 9/11/2012 7:19 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> I found that some critter had chewed
> though my new cables.

I live in a redwood forest, and ever since moving here six years ago,
I've been laying coax on the ground for long runs to antennas.
Everything from Commscope CATV RG6 for Beverages, to Commscope 3227
(like LMR400 but solid copper center), to 1/2-inch and 7/8-inch Heliax,
and 1/2-inch CATV hard line.  Varmints around here include gophers,
rats, mice, coyotes, bobcats, as well as LOTS of deer. Perhaps I've been
lucky, but so far I've seen no instances of damage to any of this cable,
nor to control cables also laying on the ground.  That RG6 is NOT the
flooded variety, and it's been in for six years. In fact, the only
issues I've had with the two Beverages are two instances of big limbs
falling on them and pulling them off of their termination.

By contrast, my neighbor, NI6T, has had an aluminum farm on a piece of
Rohn 25 side-armed  to the top of a big redwood for 10-15 years. No
issues until about a year ago, when varmints started chewing coax around
the rotator loop.  When problems like that are at the top of a tower,
it's easy to find a climber who knows how to fix them.  But tree
climbers don't have a clue, and they're expensive.

73, Jim K9YC
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