[TowerTalk] Direct Burial Of Coax (Was "A Dumb Question")

[Al Kozakiewicz]

This "drain hole" thing is always so laughable. It is a unique idea to the ham community. Holes let water in as well as out and there is no reason to worry about water ingress if ordinary care in taken in conduit installation.  

There are literally millions of miles of buried conduit in the world with no "drain holes" and there is no epidemic of water issues.

Al
AB2ZY
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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Dick's <rcblumen at centurylink.net>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 8:41 AM
To: Tom Hellem
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Direct Burial Of Coax (Was "A Dumb Question")

I stand corrected. I think you folks are correct. My idea of burying coax in sand and protecting it with plastic trim boards is not as good as laying the coax in perforated pvc pipes that have drain holes over pea gravel. Both are as effective in the short run, but with the pipe you can always replace the coax or add another line if you pre-ran a string or rope with the coax.

Dick, K0CAT


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