Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-14 Thread Jim GM
Our Cities rat issue is easting the underground TWC in chases in the street. Stupid critters even eat through concrete. IMT Ridged rusts through in Wisconsin soil around 15 years. Sked 40 or 80 Pipe with PVC pushed inside should last a life time. Back in the day at the paper mill we used Sked 40

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-13 Thread Bill Wichers
nduit will probably be more useful than fence rail since you'd have all the electrical fittings available to use with the conduit. -Bill > -Original Message- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim > GM > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-13 Thread Charlie Cunningham
Yeah - and squirrels are "tree rats"! Charlie, K4OTV -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim GM Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:23 PM To: topband Subject: Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors City has a rat i

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-13 Thread Jim GM
City has a rat infestation. Digging all kinds of holes under peoples wooden decks. They did some construction work in the street and drove them out. They never addresses the problem before it happened. They at through Time Warners under ground main feed for 400 homes, node line, they have to re

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-12 Thread W8ZV
Hi Gang!! Who was it that was looking for hard line connectors. I lost the beginning of this thread and I just ran across a box of connectors. If that person would reply to me off the list, we can go from there. -- Kim Herron W8ZV 1-616-677-3706 _ Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-12 Thread Grant Saviers
At my (former) CA ranch QTH, in the hills only 4 miles east of downtown San Jose, our cats weigh 130#. Sorry I can't send the game camera pix of the gorgeous mt. lion taken a couple of weeks ago near my spring. He/she looks happy on the diet of cats, dogs, coyotes, lambs and rarely a jogger.

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-12 Thread Bruce
We have coyotes up here also. They are the Eastern type with wolf blood mix. Small tabby cats are coyote chow. 25 pound, neutered male, black Bombay cats have a higher survival rate. 73 Bruce-K1FZ Also, critters *CAN* chew through the stuff! It'll take them longer, but those @#%!~ little cr

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-11 Thread Jim Brown
On 11/11/2013 8:34 PM, Bill Cromwell wrote: 'round here outdoor cats is coyote chow. Same here. 73, Jim K9YC _ Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-11 Thread Bill Cromwell
On 11/11/2013 08:36 PM, Bruce wrote: Also, critters *CAN* chew through the stuff! It'll take them longer, but those @#%!~ little critters can chew through just about anything! You need a good outdoor cat ! 73 Bruce-K1FZ www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html 'round here outdoor cats is coyote

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-11 Thread Bruce
Also, critters *CAN* chew through the stuff! It'll take them longer, but those @#%!~ little critters can chew through just about anything! You need a good outdoor cat ! 73 Bruce-K1FZ www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html _ Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-11 Thread Bill Wichers
Just FYI, the jacket is probably polyethylene (PE) and not vinyl. Most outdoor cabling used by the telecom industry will have a PE jacket since it holds up very well over time. The only reason I mention that is that the PE jacket won't self-extinguish, it's flammable and will spread a fire aroun

Re: Topband: Wanted - Hardline connectors

2013-11-08 Thread Jim Garland
Many thanks to everybody who responded to my inquiry. I received over twenty responses, with many excellent suggestions. Turns out most folks homebrew their own connectors, using brass plumbing fittings, and I received a number of innovative designs. The aluminum jacketed 1/2 inch 50 ohm hardline (