[BARC-List] Help with coax through the window at condo?

[Bob DeMattia]

Home Depot sells a screen kit which will allow you to make a new screen
a little shorter than the one you have now.  The size of the screen depends
on what you want.  With the new shorter screen, you can now "fill the gap"
with a piece of painted wood with holes in it.  This will allow you to
keep a screen in place.  That takes care of the screen.

For the window itself, I'd do what others have suggested.  If you want to
be neat, make a second piece of wood just like the one you make for the
screen and put it at the bottom of the frame, then  you can close the
window on it.  As another has said, don't forget to insulate the top side
of the sash with weather stripping or some other suitable material.

-Bob


On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm looking to get back into HF and possibly utilize an external
> VHF/UHF antenna at my condo.
>
> I have no patio or balcony, no basement, no attic.
>
> For HF, I'm thinking about a hamstick or hamstick dipole.
>
> Now, to get any antenna coax inside,
>
> From some google searching, people have referenced:
>
> http://www.solidsignal.com/prod_disp...p?PROD=WRFC200
>
> http://qsradio.com/Feed%20Through%20Panel%204-U.JPG
>
> http://qsradio.com/Feed-Thru.jpg
>
> The window is the vertical up/down style.
>
> I obviously want to ensure proper insulation with something like any
> of the above.   It goes window, window-size mesh screen (mosquitos),
> outside.
> The screen also helps prevent against unwanted snow to build in the
> window frame.
>
> With the above options, the mesh screen would likely need to go.
> Central air negates window-based a/c units.
>
> What have others done?
>
> I've also considered coax-to-twin-lead-to-coax.
>
> Insights are welcome.   Once the feedline issue can be resolved, the
> antenna and radio problems should resolve themselves.
>
> I've also considered running coax from the car into the house, but
> that is not really practical, and I'm looking for fixed-station, not
> mobile, operation.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott, WY1Z
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