There are a few important issues to consider with coaxial cable.
1) use a cable that doesn't have a cellular insulation that can take on
moisture i.e. RG58c
2) do not use cable that is silver plated especially in a salt environment
because the cable screen may disintegrate over time.
3) Most important! where the coax. is used to feed the voltage to an active
antenna or amplifier. Make sure that exposed connector does not take on any
moisture, otherwise there can be build-up of a conductive residue across the
connector and this will generate considerable noise with the feed voltage.
Ensure that the exposed connector is made water proof e.g. use a PVC fuse
boot packed with Vaseline or Dow Corning DC4 silicone grease.
Kind regards
Andrew Ikin
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Hall-Patch
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 4:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Coax Cable
Haven't seen any response to this, James, and am probably not going
to be much help.
I've just used RG58 variants for up to 100' in permanent
installations around the yard, 10 to15 years in some cases. One of
them runs through about 70' of rigid PVC electrical conduit IPEX
#032907 and is buried. Mind you, I've heard that although such
conduit will keep the groundwater away from the coax, water vapor
will condense inside, leading to a wet interior anyway. That coax
still seems to work,so maybe it's dry...or maybe not.
On DXpeditions, I've run over 500' of RG58 coax to DKaz'es and such,
and not suffered particularly.
best wishes,
Nick
At 22:26 2019-01-27, James Niven wrote:
>I am curious as to what type of coax everyone uses for DKAZ antennas and
>also general international shortwave band listening dipoles?
>
>It's time to revamp my antennas and I want to use the right cable that will
>last for a while.
>
>
>
>I have read that RG-8U is good for long runs of a 100 to 150 feet, and if I
>was to bury my coax, which is the best pipe/conduit to use to bring my
>cables into the shack?
>
>
>
>thanks
>
>
>
>James Niven
>
>Austin, Texas
>
>
>
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