Thanks, Mike. That sounds like what I have. It's shinier, too. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com
On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Michael Clarson <wv2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mike: I did say critter resistant, not critter proof, but so far, so good. > Polyethylene (PE) is harder, stiffer (but bends almost as much) and more > slippery than PVC. I'd bet that is what you have. If you can get a number > off the jacket, Google it for specs. Most direct burial cable is PE or > something similar, NOT PVC.--Mike, WV2ZOW > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Mike Waters <mikew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If all Polyethylene is indeed critter resistant, that seems like a good >> clue; before buying outdoor coax, check the jacket material on the mfg. >> data sheet. >> >> Other than that, how do we tell for sure what our coax jacket material >> is? And aren't there different formulas and various hardness specs? I think >> there's hard and soft PVC. >> >> FWIW, the flooded RG-6 I mentioned has a rather hard jacket. A thumbnail >> makes less of a dent in it, compared to the somewhat softer outer jackets >> of most of the other coax I have here (RG-11, RG-213, RG-58C/U, etc). >> >> 73, Mike >> www.w0btu.com >> >> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Michael Clarson <wv2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ... animals like to chew on or eat PVC. ... I know Polyethylene is >>> critter resistant >>> >> >> > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
