[ADXA] burying feedline

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Dennis, 

I'll say up front that your mileage may vary, but here at W5ZN I direct
bury hardline and if you remember when you were here for the fall ADXA
meeting in 2019 I have lots of it underground. I have a mole problem
here also that is a struggle to control but I have never had an incident
where a mole was able to chew or claw into the hard outer black covering
of hardline or the direct bury RG8 type cable I use now. I have had a
mole issue with a one rotor and  two control cables I had direct buried
but that has been spread out over 25 years. 

I don't bury my cables deep, just enough to get it under the surface a
couple of inches or so.  

ZN 

On 2021-01-02 17:32, Dennis Schaefer wrote:

> I've got a year-long project going on to upgrade my feedlines and grounds.  I'm running  my HF coax and control cables through a 3 inch sewer pipe.  I think I have that under control but I'm having a small issue with my VHF and UHF cables.
> 
> The VHF tower needs to have the feedline buried for about 25 feet.  I am using Andrew LDF4 1/2 inch hardline.  I was planning to just bury it without a pipe.  Because the ground is very rocky, and I don't want to rent a trenching tool for 25 feet, I planned to bury it fairly shallow (6-12  inches).   I recently noticed that moles are working in that area, though.  
> 
> Is there a chance the moles will eat into or damage the hardline?   If there is, I'd rather do it right at the first rather than re-do it later.  I've had my feedlines suspended on a messenger cable running between buildings (ugly and a lightning hazard) or years.  The yard is full of gray squirrels and they have ever chewed on anything.   I didn't think about the moles, but they are definitely there.  Such is life in the country.
> 
> Don't suggest getting rid of the moles.  That battle has been going on for years - I lost.
> Dennis
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