[Antennas] Suggestions Hardline Feedline Run

Joe nss at mwt.net
Wed Aug 29 21:39:52 EDT 2007


My Past Experiences,,,

Eric Lemmon wrote:

>Ed,
>
>Regardless of your feelings about burial, it definitely is the way to go.
>  
>
I do NOT agree.

>I strongly suggest engaging a backhoe to dig a trench at least 24 inches
>deep but preferably 30 inches, and wide enough to lay two 3" or 4" schedule
>40 PVC conduits under the roadway and at least five feet each side of the
>road edge.  Normally, three 10-foot sections of pipe, properly cemented,
>will suffice for each run.  Once you have made this pathway, you will never
>have to worry about burying cable under the roadway again.
>  
>
Or at least until a year or so later when you will need to run new cable 
because the stuff you installed is no longer any good.

We also thought this was a great idea burying the cable in some PVC 
pipe,  till  due to condensation,  and it WILL  have moisture condence 
inside the pipe.  eventually  enough water will condence in the pipe so 
that the pipe is filled with water.  then winter comes and freezes the 
water  crushing the feedline.

just a awesome way to ruin a lenght of 7/8"  heiliax

Joe WB9SBD


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