rabbits will eat it too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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