[UK-CONTEST] Buried cables

[Clive Whelan]

Slightly OT, but of interest to contesters I'd hazard.


I wonder what your experience is with buried cables, in " ordinary" 
garden environments? That might include e.g. RG213type coax and/or pvc 
sheathed control cables.Have you used conduit and/or have you been 
cavalier and buried directly?

To the present at this QTH my cables have been overground and the 
control cables have been attacked regularly by creatures unknown, 
probably squirrels or rats. At least that was the case when they were in 
undergrowth, but since clearing their path it hasn't thus far been a 
problem. Nevertheless I'd like to tidy things up a little now that the 
wx is improving.

At a previous QTH I had a 60/70 ft run of RG213 ( type) coax to a 
vertical which was buried directly in the ground, just a few inches 
down, and over a period of several years, there was apparently no 
deterioration. That however goes against the grain, but equally I can 
envisage that a leaky conduit could be even worse.

73


Clive
GW3NJW