Thank you for your reply.
I appreciate knowing the source and the term, ‘cable glands.’
The measurements were rough, but since the Ameritron Antenna Switch will reside
in the box and both box and the switch will be attached to the 45G tower leg, I
need some space to accomplish that.
James Forsman
jamesforsman@me.com
https://jrquark.smugmug.com/HamRadio
> On Mar 8, 2019, at 2:49 PM, jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> On 3/8/19 10:27 AM, jrquark via TowerTalk wrote:
>> G’day all;
>> After many years/decades of minimal amateur radio work, I finally have a
>> tower with rotor and beam, dipole and vertical. I finally installed a five
>> position remote coax switch. I would like to weatherproof the assembly by
>> enclosing it in a weather tight case. The case or enclosure could be found
>> at the local big box store or electrical contractor’s supply store, which
>> should measure; Width = 10”, Depth = 9” and Height = 12”.
>> If you have a great suggestion for suppliers, please let me know.
>
> What you are looking for is often called a "Hoffman box" (Hoffman is a major
> manufacturer of such things). Generically what you're looking for is probably
> a "raintight enclosure" (NEMA 3R).
>
> They're available in plastic as well.
> With or without a panel that mounts in the back (so you can assemble your
> stuff on the panel, and then it mounts on pressed or welded in standoffs
> inside the box.
>
>
> Your sort of size is pretty common - it's used for things like Cable TV and
> such. You might find something at L-com.com
>
> http://www.l-com.com/nema-enclosures?cmp=LM1
>
> 9" might be deep for a 12x10 box
>
>
>
>
>> Plus: I am at a loss for the weatherproof pass-throughs for the RFC 600 &
>> RG 8 coax. Believe there was a distant discussion for such items.
>
>
> There are a variety of ways to do this.. there's "cable glands" which provide
> a weather tight seal around a cable, but you probably won't get the coax
> connector through.
>
> You could use bulkhead feedthroughs, connector on the inside, connector on
> the outside. Or jumper cable with a jack on one end that mounts through the
> box wall and plug on the other end to connect to your relay.
>
>
>
>> Thank you for the suggestions.
>> Jim - K7BIE - Somewhere now enjoying PureMichigan
>> James Forsman
>> jamesforsman@me.com
>> https://jrquark.smugmug.com/HamRadio
>> _______________________________________________
>> _______________________________________________
>> TowerTalk mailing list
>> TowerTalk@contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|