To: | "Gene Smar" <ersmar@comcast.net>, <keith@dutson.net>,<towertalk@contesting.com> |
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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Weatherproof Sealant |
From: | Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com> |
Date: | Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:58:45 -0500 |
List-post: | <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
I've been using Rubbermaid "Rough Totes" as weather covers for relay
switchboxes and my 160M shunt feed caps, U-bolted through the bottom to the
rungs of my tower. In the first one of these I did, I just cut a nice big
rectangular hole in the side that faces down, for all the coax lines to
emerge. A few months later, I opened the cover and surprised a field mouse
who had built a nest on the terminal strip of the antenna relay
box. Subsequent editions use much smaller slits that can be pulled closed
to provide minimum cable clearance. I expect to need to replace these
every few years due to UV, unless I get really ambitious and paint them
with plastic paint. In any case, $3-4 per enclosure is pretty reasonable. I also used one of the NEMA plastic boxes with the O-ring cover seal for an antenna array relay box, and found it stayed nice and dry so long as all of the holes for coax connectors and control lines were in the downward-facing side. This box has been out in the weather for 7 years, and except for some discoloration from UV, presumably, it remains tight and dry. At 10:51 AM 1/11/2005, Gene Smar wrote: Keith: _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA. _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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