Thanks Bill, Not that long ago , I had a dual band 4 square for 160, and 80 meters. It took 18 relays and a lot of coax cable that had some failures. I stopped having coax problems after a friend recommended Belden 9292 RG-11/U. However about that time it seemed like many neighbors were getting cats. I currently have a very large, Bombay species, neutered male. Hates rodents-bring his catch outside of the kitchen door. He is young and agile which allows him to occasionally overtake a gray squirrel going up a tree. But he backs down slowly. Squirrels started using the telephone cables to go cross country. I had started to think the great reduction in rodents had solved the problem. But tonight checking Belden cable 9292 specs--- it has a HDPE jacket. 73 Bruce
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wichers" <[email protected]> To: "Bruce" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:01 PM Subject: RE: Topband: Deterring Critters > You can get coax with a PE outer jacket, although I think they usually > use MDPE instead of HDPE for coax. All you need to do is order the > direct-bury type, which should almost always have a PE jacket. Getting > the flooded kind will also help if you do get any tooth-holes in your > cable. > > BTW, it's surprisingly reliable to test for a PE jacket using the > "fingernail scratch test". After you've done it enough times you can > identify a PE jacket by the "feel" when you scratch it. I know it sounds > goofy, but it's almost 100% reliable after you get the feel for it. PE > has a unique feel to it when scratched with an edge (like a fingernail > :-). Try it and you'll know what I mean. This is handy if you have > mystery wire and want to test it. > > -Bill > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
