[TowerTalk] Crappy LMR600

[Clay Autery]

"That's why they make vanilla and chocolate."  -- Pearl Autery

I'll pay the extra $10 per 100 feet for -DB.  Not just talking about
buried cable.  Also, see my earlier/related comments on subterranean
conduit. Apparently, you've never run a sub-t cable run in a place where
the water table is inches below the surface.

Peace of mind is not overkill.  Neither is avoided trips up towers,
re-trenching, re-pulling, etc. <smile>

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Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
(318) 518-1389

On 8/25/2017 1:18 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
> Yes, overkill.  If your installation has water problems, then by all
> means use the DB versions, but I've not heard of many who do.  With
> LMR 400 and 600, I have never had water ingress and no maintenance
> issues..  The only coax that has required maintenance was The UF
> versions of the LMR cables and Belden 9913 that works like a hose. I
> never had problems with pre 9913 Belden cables.
> My yard doesn't have problems with stones in the dirt, so I use
> buryflex which has a tough jacket but no gel fill. Otherwise I'd use
> DB cables if I had stones in the dirt.  Main cables from rigs to
> towers here are run in conduit.
>
> Wet cable? Again, The only cables I've had a problem with were 9913
> and the UF versions of the LMR cables. I've had some of those cables
> in use for over 20 years.
>
> 73, Roger (K8RI)