I haven't had any problem with moisture, but ground squirrels did 
find it tasty!

73,

Dave, W7OQ

At 05:50 PM 10/2/2010, you wrote:
>Hi, again, folks.
>
>I have a question regarding my new Alpha Delta DXCC installation, that I
>need some honest feedback on.
>
>Today, when my help installed the RG8X feedline for the antenna, they did it
>in a way that makes it necessary for about ten to fifteen feet of the coax
>to lie on the ground.  This portion of coax runs  between my house and the
>garage, on which the center of the antenna is mounted.  This is not an area
>where people walk, so I don't believe it is an undue tripping hazard.
>
>However, having the coax run on the ground concerns me for another reason.
>Am I correct in suspecting that, over time, the part of the feedline which
>is lying on the ground will absorb moisture, and eventually fail?
>
>My dilemma here is that I don't want to be ungrateful or overly demanding,
>but I don't want to create problems for myself later on.  At the same time,
>if running the coax along the ground is something that many people do
>without problems, maybe I should just leave well enough alone.
>
>The coax run I'm using may have enough excess coax so that we could run the
>coax overhead between the house and garage, but I am not totally sure of
>that at this time.
>
>I suppose I could also get a piece of conduit and run the coax through it,
>but that is harder to do now that the feedline is already installed between
>the antenna feed point and my ham shack window feed through pannel.
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ