[MRCA] remote antenna conduit?

[Peter.Greene at L-3Com.com]

However you implement it, make sure you run a pull line (like guy-line
cord) also, and leave it there in case you need to pull new cable in the
future.

 

73,

Pete N2LVI

 

From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of W2HX
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 9:30 PM
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [MRCA] remote antenna conduit?

 

Hello all,

 

As part of building a new shack, I am taking this opportunity to run
some conduit from the shack out to the backyard for a vertical antenna
hidden amongst the trees.  In addition to coax, I'll need to run a
coupler control cable. I will either run my Mackay tuner out there or my
sunair 1KW tuner out there. Both of these tuners have an existing cable
with the circular MS-style connectors on the ends.

 

Here's the question. When you guys run antenna cables out to your
antennas, what size conduit do you use? I ask because the antenna
coupler connectors are something like 2" in diameter! So I would imagine
I would need a 3" diameter conduit which isn't cheap (I am thinking of
using flexible PVC).

 

OR: Do you guys run the cable first, then bring the soldering iron up to
the antenna site and solder on the connector there? A lot of work to do
in an uncontrolled environment but would allow a 2" conduit to be
installed since the connector doesn't need to be fished through it (it
would be soldered on after the cable emerges).

 

What do you guys do?

 

One other possible idea.  Take the existing cable with connectors on
both ends, and cut off say 3 feet from the antenna end. Then I have one
long cable with no connector that will end near the antenna. I could
then use a weather proof box with a barrier strip inside and connect
each of the wires in the control cable to this barrier strip. Then take
the 3 foot piece of cable with the other connector and again attached
the wires from the cut side to this same barrier strip.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

73 Eugene W2HX

 

 

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