[ADXA] burying feedline

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Grub killer will definitely get rid of the grub worms but mole's feed of
red worms also and I have a ton of those in the ground that I can't get
rid of and thus a healthy mole population. They were worse this year
than they ever have been and I'm not sure why. At one point I told Kim
it must be just another 2020 thing and another "plaque" we're afflicted
with this year!!  :-)) 

At least the locust didn't show up.....yet! 

ZN 

On 2021-01-02 17:56, Dennis Schaefer wrote:

> Thanks, Joel - that's good news.  I knew you had a lot of hardline but wasn't sure how deep you had it buried.  I think I'll just go ahead and bury it.  I'll try Steve's suggestion and spread some grub killer in that area, anyway to get rid of ticks and chiggers and other nasty critters. 
> 73, 
> Dennis 
> 
>> On Jan 2, 2021, at 6:45 PM, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
> 
> 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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