[TowerTalk] A dumb question

[N1BUG]

Hi Bob,

The labels on my partial rolls are unreadable now, but I am certain 
the jacket is PE. Mine is not quad shield, just a single aluminum 
braid shield plus foil. It is nasty stuff to work with and will make 
you and your tools extremely sticky! It will also very efficiently 
put bits of aluminum wire from the shield in your fingers! I have 
had very good luck using Snap-n-Seal F connectors installed with the 
proper tooling. Never an issue in going on 10 years now. I'm sure I 
paid no more than $100 per 1000' roll last time I bought it which 
was 3 or 4 years ago. If you look on eBay you should find several 
brands and vendors of the flooded or direct burial RG-6 cable. By 
the way I also have a couple of splices with 2 x F connectors and a 
F-F adapter, taped up. No issues there yet, but they have only been 
in about 2 years. Some idiot with a chainsaw in my case but with a 
1500' run you will probably need a splice anyway... ;-)

73,
Paul

On 08/29/2017 01:19 PM, Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> Thanks for that info.  Direct burial flooded RG-6?  Wow – never heard of that.  When you get the chance I would appreciate learning the details of the jacket – I’m sure that is the answer. Any pricing info?   From experience I realize that all it takes is one stupid critter to ruin your day (and cable).  And with a  1500’ run into the deep, deep woods that is inviting a lot of stupid critters to ruin my day.  ;-)
> 
> 73
> 
> Bob , KQ2M
> 
> From: N1BUG
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 1:03 PM
> To: Bob Shohet, KQ2M ; TowerTalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] A dumb question
> 
> I had the exact same problem until I switched to direct burial
> flooded RG-6. Never another chewed cable after that. It is laying on
> the ground in the woods just like the previous regular varieties of
> coax. I don't think it can be the flooding compound unless they can
> small it through the jacket. Nothing has ever bitten into it. The
> jacket is also a different material (I would have to look it up). I
> presume for whatever reason this stuff just doesn't smell good to
> rodents or deer.


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