> Find a telephone company storage yard and steal it. Nice approach....
> You can get CAT-5 Shielded Twisted pair. But you will need to splice it > your self, And I think the longest you can get it is 1000 feet. And > look to spend $80 to $150 per box times 4. And then you have to worry > about line loss, ground loops and lightning strikes, Oh and did I > mention what happens when some one inadvertently digs it up? Not the right choice for your application at all, don't waste your time burying that stuff that far. If you are going to push audio that far on the cable you will likely need to do some conditioning on it, if you are interested in just dc control voltages, that's much easier. I pay .13 a foot for 3 pair Cat3 direct burial phone cable, you can probably find a better price on 3000' worth. It has a heavy poly jacket and a copper shield for rodent protection and shielding. For splicing you can easily use 3M scotchloks, they pinch together with pliers and are gel filled to keep any moisture out. There is a wonderful splice box made by Klick-it. It is yellow plastic, and comes in two halves. After you splice the conductors and bond the shields together, you press the two gel filled halves together until they click and you are set for direct burial. N7HQR Daron J. Wilson, RCDD ) ) Telecom Manager ( ( LH Morris Electric, Inc. ) ) (541) 265-8067 office _|****| mmm! (541) 265-7652 fax ( | | coffee! (541) 270-5886 cellular \| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] |____| Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
