Yeah, and we certainly have them around here!
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: coax feedline question
rabbits will eat it too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: coax feedline question
> Darn: I forgot about the squirrel possibility!
>
> What is it that they find tasty in coax and electrical lines anyway?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 9:28 PM
> Subject: Re: coax feedline question
>
>
> 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
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