I agree with Pete.
I've had an Ameritron antenna switch at the top of a 120ft tower no external
protection for decades with no problems.
73, Bob - W3YY
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of N4ZR
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2019 4:20 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Weatherproof Remote Antenna Switch Box Plus
For what it's worth, I had an Ameritron RCS-8 at the base of my tower
for 21 years with no protective box. I *was* careful to waterproof the
coax connectors, but nothing special, just electrical tape. The tower
was in a medium-dense woods, so not exposed to heavy wind, but it looked
like new when I took everything down.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/8/2019 4:00 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
> The gland of a cable gland is a form of packing gland. A cable gland
> for coax will have a relatively soft rubber insert through which the
> cable (coax or whatever)) is passed and then compressed to attain a
> weather tight seal. A threaded portion of the fitting is screwed down
> to compress the soft rubber insert.
>
> On 3/8/2019 2:27 PM, WW3S wrote:
>> Look for Altelix on eBay, has a good selection of weatherproof nema
>> housings...
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Mar 8, 2019, at 3:03 PM, jrquark via TowerTalk
>>> <towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
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