[HCARC] Good Question Example

[Gary Johnson]

This is from Tower Talk, but a good example of questions for the Relector nonetheless.  I guarantee someone in a club of over 110 members is asking this very question.  I am doing this very thing with bringing electrical and coax into my Mobile Comms trailer.

”Does anyone have any references to good examples or best practices for
setting up a flexible, maintainable system for cable entry into
(residential) buildings at or close to ground level?

Thanks es 73,


How many cables?
Do you want to be able to disconnect at entry?

How big a hole in the wall do you want?

A good way is to mount a suitable large electrical enclosure into the 
wall with an aluminum back plate. Door to the outside You ground the 
back plate and install bulkhead connectors on it.

Then, you drill holes in the bottom of the box (outside the wall) to 
route the cables through, perhaps with some grommets/foam/etc to keep 
crud out.  You can open the door to get access to the connectors.

But this is big/expensive - if you don't mind exposing the connectors to 
the elements, then setting an aluminum panel into the wall, with 
appropriate caulking/weather sealing works.”

73,

Gary J
NA3VY