[Boatanchors] How do I lay coaxial cable underground?

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi Bob,

I have and use what looks like about a nine inch, flat bladed shovel. It 
is about a nine inch, flat bladed shovel known as a "tile spade":) I 
only occasionally "bury" a wire so it is not worthwhile buying motorized 
machinery for that purpose. Mine opens a slot in the sod. Connect the 
dots pushing the blade into the sod to make adjacent cuts. Tuck the wire 
or cable into the slot. Then walk along the length of the slot closing 
the top edges together underfoot. Just try and find it again two hours 
later!

For wider cables or flexible tubing, rock the tile spade a little more 
to widen the slot a little. It will still push back together by walking 
on it. Don't push the cable into the slot with the tile spade. It will 
hamburger and spaghetti of your cable. Use your fingertips.

73,

Bill  KU8H



On 06/20/2017 01:16 PM, Robert Nickels wrote:
> Last year I finally got Comcast to understand there was something 
> wrong with my cable installation and part of the repair included 
> running new coax out to the underground termination box.   The tech 
> just cut a installed a new piece and tossed it out on the lawn saying 
> another guy would be around in a day or two to put it in the ground.   
> I asked how they did that and he said they use a portable tool that 
> works like a jackhammer that pounds it into the ground.  I wanted to 
> see this thing in action but the next time I looked it had already 
> been completed and there wasn't a trace of a trench or any disturbance 
> - the cable was just gone.   Their direct-bury RG-6 is also filled 
> with a gel that seals to prevent water ingress if the jacket is broken 
> and has a smell that deters small animals that like to chew on 
> cables.   It's called "icky pick" according to The Cable Guy.
>
> The invisible dog fence installers use something like this handy power 
> trencher:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGa-3HY38W4
> I'd think hams would make a rental place happy if they had one 
> available!    You can also buy a trenching tool that is like a 9" wide 
> flat bladed shovel but it doesn't look like nearly as much fun.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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