[Boatanchors] Question

[K0DAN]

Hole thru the wall (or if the hamshack is in the basement have foundation 
core-drilled). Cover hole with a NEMA box (or similar); the NEMA box is 
suitable for external ground point, addition of terminal strips for rotor 
control, add Polyphasers, etc. Terminate the coax inside the NEMA box, then 
add jumpers as needed to run into shack. This way you can switch 
antennas/rigs, change connector types/genders, etc.

Balanced line can also exit the building thru this box by using a pair of 
coax cables as a short run of balanced line. Once outside the building, 
mount a pair of standoffs on the NEMA box, and connect the two coax lines to 
the standoffs. I you want to get really fancy, use a pair of lawn mower 
sparkplugs as the standoffs, they will also act as spark gap lightning 
suppressors if you ground the box.

Not as fast & easy as Mike's approach, but keeps the XYL happy (cosmetics) 
and is quite flexible for when you make changes to the shack, rigs, anetnna 
farm.

73
Dan
K0DAN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike WE0H" <we0h at yahoo.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Question


>I drill holes through the wall and run all feedlines that way. Fast & easy 
>:-)
> A bit of caulking seals up a hole if I decide I don't want that run 
> anymore.
>
> Mike
> WE0H
>
>
> Don said:
>> hey heres my idea
>>  cut a piece of plexaglass large enuff to put in window, now wait a 
>> minute more to come . Cut the holes large enufff to let the coax
>> and hardline tru now cover the plastic with a slab of innertube from a 
>> car cut to proper
>> size , just poke a pencil size hole in each opening over the plastic
>>  now slide, with a little lube, the coax thru the holes  to the proper
>> length you want . after all hooked up pull back on coax alittle from 
>> outside  and rubber
>> will pucker out side and make
>>  a good seal.
>>  there you are no connectors to have line loss and a good weather seal ,
>> did I mention
>> close the window over the plastic and put foam at top between the two
>> panes .
>>
>> Don K8OMO at it since 1959
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