[Boatanchors] How do I lay coaxial cable underground?

[Glen Zook]

A couple of weeks ago, my old lawn edger decided to go south.  My new Black and Decker lawn edger, by moving a lever, can do "trenching" and the trench is about 4-inches deep and about an inch wide.  That should be deep enough for something like RG213/U cable.

 Glen, K9STH 
Website: http://k9sth.net

      From: Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
 To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 1:02 PM
 Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] How do I lay coaxial cable underground?
   
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.