[TowerTalk] from towers to shack

[Steve Maki]

On 12/8/2013 8:29 PM, Jim Lux wrote:

>> my question is about which is TECHNICALLY the best option, if there is a
>> technical benefit or about RFI to put them under ground. If there's no
>> advantage, is much easier to manage the cables OVER the ground

> Mechanical protection is what's good about underground.
> There's not a lot of practical difference from an RFI standpoint (either
> can be good or bad..)


I always assumed that common mode currents should be at least slightly 
attenuated by the surrounding earth, but maybe not...

-Steve K8LX