Re: RG8 Co-ax that can be buried?
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RG-8/u or RG8X ??? 20 ft with no bends is easy, but add a couple 90 degree bends and double the distance ... it's a whole ball game !
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Been pulling lots of big cables through conduit for many years. Coax can present different problems especially if one has to pull connectors from a pre-made coax. Lots of years of working n tower/antenna projects everything from 50 ft. to 190 ft. . One thing I've learned is to always over-engineer things and to be prepared for unexpected. Just saying that every situation is different and sometimes what looks easy, isn't. Jerry N9AVY --- On Thu, 11/8/12, Robert Johnstone <shopr3@...> wrote:
From: Robert Johnstone <shopr3@...> Subject: Re: [070] RG8 Co-ax that can be buried? To: "070@..." <070@...> Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 9:43 PM I pushed rg8 through 1.5" conduit 20ft with 2 fingers, but then I left it elevated to clear the mower along a wood fence. Would not recommend for the world above 50. but fine for HF. ________________________________ From: Lee A. Ratcliff <lratcliff@...> To: 070@... Sent: Thursday, November 8, 2012 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [070] RG8 Co-ax that can be buried? I would recommend the Conduit. Go at least twice as big as you think you need. when you put it in, put in runs of good nylon sting from one end of the conduit to the other, and just leave them there. As long as they don’t get tangled, you can pull more runs through later on. Much easier than digging a trench each time you want to add a run of coax. Lee KC4ART -----Original Message----- From: w6qe.milt Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:08 AM To: 070@... Subject: [070] RG8 Co-ax that can be buried? Guys/Gals, A bit of technical help please? Does anyone know of a quality RG8 co-ax that can be buried? I have about a 30' run that goes to my tower. It either has to be buried 4" to 6" under the lawn, or sleved in 4" pvc pipe with weather heads on each end. The labor is a big difference for me. (And my gardener) Looking down the road a bit, it's a huge hassle to do the pvc pipe since the addition of antenna's to my tower would require a 'fish tape' or strong cord in the tubing to pull additional co-ax runs through. Experienced help pls? Milt. N6MG 070-650 ------------------------------------ Check out the 070 Club website at <http://www.podxs070.com/> for the latest information on 070 Club activities. Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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