[TowerTalk] trencher

[Jim Thomson]

Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017 16:25:36 -0500
From: "Jeff" <keepwalking188 at ac0c.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] trencher

<I want to cut a slot in the yard about 12 inches  wide and about 12 inches deep to accommodate tower wiring here on the site.  In total the runs are about 1400 foot.  

<Is a trencher the right tool for that job?  

<I have no experience with that sort of thing but the rental guy I talked too scratched his head when I mentioned the 1400 ft length and the fact the trench was shallow.  Maybe I have the wrong rental place.  Or maybe this is better a job for a mini excavator?

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##  How far is it from shack to the furthest point, furthest tower ?   On some of these larger station sites I have looked at in their pix, it appears some of the runs of coax are a long ways away.  Thats just to get to the base of the tower, never mind the 
height of the tower.    Im trying to fathom the total loss in the coax, from feedpoint, to back of amp.   Depending on band, and coax used,  and total run length,  I suspect in some or many cases, it must be on the high side.  Several hundred feet of coax
to base of tower +  height of tower is going to add up to a bunch.   What is typ worse case loss for these stations ? 

Jim   VE7RF