[TowerTalk] 300' of line - - wondering about hardline, 9913, CATV RG6 or RG11

[N1BUG]

On 08/06/2016 01:40 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> When I live NW of Farwell MI, my coax runs were over 350 feet to the top
> of the tower.
> I had a new, 1000 ft reel of 3/4", 75 ohm hard line minus the outer
> layer (free).  the soil was sand with a few small, smooth stones. I
> buried it direct and had no problems.  Do that here and I doubt the
> jacket would last 6 months. Connectors and adapters were cheap and easy
> to make.
> I didn't like the 1/2" as I found it was too fragile and easy to kink.

Yes, it depends on where you live. The soil here is sand. The runs 
to the top of my primary tower are a bit over 350 feet. One of the 
cables is 3/4" 75 ohm (actually .84 or whatever it is) without the 
jacket. 150 feet of it was on the ground and 100 feet buried for 9 
years prior to being pulled up last year to add another cable to the 
bundle. Vegetation where it runs is partly grass, the rest mixed 
forest: pine, fir, maple, oak, poplar, ash. While there was brown 
discoloration of the aluminum in places this was purely on the 
surface. Most of this was in the on-ground area which had through 
the years become buried in a semi-rotted layer of leaves and pine 
straw. There was no evidence of pitting or the aluminum becoming 
brittle. I expect this is good for many more years.

73,
Paul N1BUG