[EIDXA] Coax cable question

[Jon Klinkefus]

PEX is also not a bad solution if a smaller diameter will do.

--Jon W0JMK

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Tom Hise <tlhise at fmtcs.com> wrote:

> I'd worry a little about deer snagging it as they walk by.  I've never had
> a critter chew on coax but anything is possible I guess.   What I have done
> in similar situations is to get some cheap, black tubing (1-1/2") from the
> farm store and slip the coax inside that.  Probably not a bad idea if you
> are going to bury it later also.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Tom - NC0O
>
>
>
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:44:56 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >We moved from Cedar Falls to the Cedar Rapids area this summer (rural
> >Hiawatha area). We're still getting settled in, but I want to get
> something
> >up for an antenna to get through the winter, probably just my venerable
> HF6V
> >vertical. It will be about a 200ft run to the clearing where it would be
> >installed. This is a temporary installation, so I want to keep it simple.
> >
> >If I just lay the coax on the ground for the winter, should I expect
> damage
> >from rodents, deer, etc.? Any other concerns I should have? In the past I
> >have buried my coax but don't want to expend the effort for that until I
> >know what the long term solution will be.
> >
> >I'll be buying new coax for this. I presume RG-213 type or similar. The
> >Wireman as good a source as any?
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Steve AK0M
> >
> >
> >
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