For you doubters. In upstate NY I have used similiar Rubbermaid containers for
2-3 years. Lots of snow, cold and rain. Worth the price.
Howard..K2HK
HK> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:40:50 -0500> To: towertalk@contesting.com> From:
n4zr@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] remote enclosures for
electronics> > I have had good luck (admittedly, in a benign climate where the
> temperatures rarely get below zero F or over 100) with large translucent >
plastic tubs made by Rubbermaid - the ones with the opaque lids and locking >
handles. I have had 2 of these hung vertically on the base of my tower for >
several years, covering antenna matching and switching systems mounted on >
aluminum plates cut from discarded traffic signs (available free at my > local
highway department garage). I bring the cables in through a plastic >
refrigerator container lid that is slit and glued with silicone caulk over > a
hole in the bottom. Far from airtight, but rain and snow-proof, a cloth > bag
full of mothballs seems to keep the critters out, and there are no >
indications of any water vapor accumulation. For $3-5 each these > enclosures
are
hard to beat.> > 73, Pete N4ZR> >
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