[EIDXA] Coax cable question

[Glenn Thorne]

Hi Steve,

I have about 100 yards of Dish Network supplied cable running to the 
Satellite TV dish that just lays on the ground across several heavily 
traveled deer trails.  Haven't had any problems in 2 years.

As Kevin suggested, you might take a look at DavisRF.  Bury-FLEX would be a 
good choice, it's a bit stiffer than RG213 and the like,  but it has a tough 
jacket and pretty good loss specs.

73, Glenn/KD0Q


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Sutterer" <sjs at cfu.net>
To: <EIDXA at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 12:44 AM
Subject: [EIDXA] Coax cable question


> 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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