[TowerTalk] Can I bury rotator cable?

[Tom_N2SR]

Why not use sprinkler system control cable?   It's cheap and it's made for direct burial.  
Two issues.  The "standard" that you can find in the box stores is only 7 conductor, but you can probably find cable with more conductors online.  Second issue is that it's solid conductor, not stranded, but I have 6 runs of 7 conductor cable from my shack to the base of the tower.  It's color coded, and with multiple cables, I just used Brady markers at each end. 
Tom, N2SR


      From: Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net>
 To: towertalk at contesting.com 
 Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 8:47 PM
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Can I bury rotator cable?
   
Hi Rudy

I have buried cable many times.  Just make sure there are zero splices in
as they will corrode underground.

You may have rebury or replace at time.

Pushing it through garden hose is pretty simple.

Mike va3mw

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> I know certain coax cables are direct burial while others are not. But
> what about the rotator control cable? Can I bury it without any conduits?
>
> Rudy N2WQ
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> Sent using a tiny keyboard.  Please excuse brevity, typos, or
> inappropriate autocorrect.
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