[UK-CONTEST] Buried cables

[Simon Jude]

Hi Clive,
Like you I had problems with critters eating my cables, and other  
family members mowing or tractoring over my cables!  I ended up  
burrying 2 runs of thin RG58 (yes, I realise this is poor quality, but  
I couldn't go drilling holes in walls for thick cables) a few inches  
below the grass between the house and the shed where my balun is  
mounted.  I had an old hosepipe which I split with a knife and fed the  
cables into that to give it a bit of added protection.  Other than one  
of the cables going duff on me (I should have checked before burrying  
it), I've had no problems and is neat and tidy.  This solution is only  
temporary, so long term degredation isn't an issue for me.

73

Simon




> 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