[SixClub] Antenna Pass-Thru Box?

[Jon Pearl - W4ABC]

The largest plastic NEMA box that Home Depot usually keeps on the shelf is 
12"X12"X6" deep.  I just bought a pair of them and I think they were about 
$36 a pop.


73,


Jon Pearl - W4ABC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <50MHz at rogerhalstead.com>
To: <doc at kd4e.com>; "World Wide Six Meter Club" <sixclub at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [SixClub] Antenna Pass-Thru Box?


> Hi Doc,
>
> Take a look at the 2nd and 3rd photos down on
> http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/cablebox.htm .  These are NEMA
> enclosures (NEMA 1 "I think"). I'd use larger than the one shown (and
> have since). They are the same as the one used on the tower (photo#1)
> and they are a bit on the pricey side, but are well made and rugged.
> Clean and give a good coat of paint (Rustoleum or something of good
> quality) to prevent rusting. The primer they come with isn't quite up to
> the job. <:-))
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> kd4e wrote:
>> If y'all were to punch a hole in the side of an insulated
>> steel-frame steel-sided building and mount a box to hold
>> bulkhead-type lightning protectors -- what type of box
>> would you use?
>>
>> I need it to be waterproof and to have room for 10-12
>> lightning protectors for coax, rotator control lines,
>> etc.
>>
>> I need something that I can seal against the steel siding
>> which is sorta "corrugated".
>>
>> Anyone here done this before?