[TowerTalk] Hardline - Direct Bury or Conduit ?

[Richard Thorne]

I'm interested as well.  I need to run a runs of LDF5-50a myself for the 
high bands and some lmr-600 for the low bands.

In addition I need to run rotor control/switch control cables.

Rich - N5ZC

On 3/4/2015 4:14 PM, N3AE wrote:
> Hello fellow Towertalkers,
>
> Hopefully spring is around the corner and I can pick up work again on my tower project. I plan to make two 150 ft runs of LDF5-50A from the house SPG to the base of the tower. Trying to decide if I should run the hardline in conduit or just direct-bury. Soil around here is clay mixed with some sand. Rare to find a rock, and if I do it's small stream gravel with smooth edges.. Part of the run is through a wooded area.
>
> A conduit run would have some low spots (potential for moisture accumulation ??). But I worry about critters (moles/voles/etc) chewing on the jacket if I direct-bury.
>
> Anyone have a bad experience from direct bury of Andrew hardline? Rodent damage? Crushing damage due to lawn tractors, etc? Something else?
>
> thx
>
> Shawn
> N3AE
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