Re: Topband: Deterring Critters

2012-03-14 Thread Garry Shapiro
My five coax loops that were savaged by toothy critters were all Super Flex with a PE jacket. I mentioned this to Press Jones at The Wireman and he said PE was marginally better than PVC in this regard, not not significantly so. OTOH, flooding might be a good idea. Garry, NI6T On 3/13/2012 4:0

Re: Topband: Deterring Critters

2012-03-13 Thread ZR
Before I went with the CATV hardline Id lost many lengths of RG-6 and RG-11 flooded to bites all the way thru into the foam. Carl KM1H - Original Message - From: "Bill Wichers" To: "Bruce" ; Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:01 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Deterring

Re: Topband: Deterring Critters

2012-03-13 Thread N1BUG
On 03/13/2012 07:01 PM, Bill Wichers wrote: > 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

Re: Topband: Deterring Critters

2012-03-13 Thread Bill Wichers
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 su

Re: Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?

2012-03-12 Thread Wayne Rogers
Go Mustangs! Wayne from Mineola!!! -- From: "ZR" Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:57 PM To: ; Subject: Re: Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough? > Gary, the coyotes you and I grew up with were the stadium

Re: Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?

2012-03-12 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
F'heaven's sake, Garry, I meant naive about how widely they range in the East, and it was all tongue in cheek, from beginning to end. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reverse

Re: Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?

2012-03-12 Thread ZR
Gary, the coyotes you and I grew up with were the stadium cheerleaders between Valley Stream Central and North. Boy, they were worse than the guys! Carl - Original Message - From: "Garry Shapiro" To: Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 4:31 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Deterrin

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2012-03-12 Thread Garry Shapiro
Westerners naive about coyotes? That is an interesting concept. DC and NYC are within the natural range of coyotes, but I have serious doubts about England. Coyote urine may "work", but it did not keep my feedlines from being chewed by (eastern) Grey Squirrels that have displaced the native bro