What do you use for transformer enclosures? The ones that I have been using did not stand up. Just curious what others use. Thanks 73 Paul _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ..
Here on Guam, we get more than 90 inches of rain annually. I have found that it is impossible to keep water out of enclosures, and if drain holes are drilled into the bottom, ants and other jungle cr
Paul, The last two sets I built, I used Bud PN-1321 for the reflection transformer at the far end, and the slightly larger Bud PN-1323 for the input transformers and relays at the feed end (these wer
A short length of SH 40 PVC pipe with end caps works good. Cement only one end cap. Mount any connectors/screw terminals to the pipe or cemented end cap. Tape seal the other end cap and keep the asse
Radio Shack Cat# 270-222 and it has a good seal but some silicon on the screw heads or butyl doesn't hurt. Esay to work with for both BNC bulkheads or female F. Herb, KV4FZ __________________________
Have you tried sealing the innards with a potting compound? Repair and modifications become pretty much impossible after doing that, but it does tend to keep the moisture out. Myself, I use small ABS
Hi Paul, Here in THe Great White North of Canada I've used two types of "el-cheapo" enclosures quite successfully, i.e.: (1) Metal cookie tins (the British ones seem to be best, and their contents a
Ive built them in both plastic Hammond boxes and PVC pipe with caps. Both have survived up to 30 years in NH weather. The ones I took apart last year when I went to binocular cores and 2 wire Beverag
I have used a typical Hammond plastic box for years...they seem to hold up well. Drill a drain hole. Here is a YouTube video of my construction method....mount the transformers on the LID...not IN th
There are heavy rubber caps/ w. hose clamps available that will cover the ends of plastic pipe. Allows for easy removal and minimal fussing with sealing. I bring my cable(s) in thru the rubber. Paul
Go to http://www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html#Beverage_Antenna_Transformers and page down a couple of times. Photos and complete information on the Beverage transformer enclosures that work great
I can't drill a drain hole here since after a few week hundreds of fire ants will start to live breed and defaecate inside. Then everything goes to pieces as their by products are very corrosive. If
If you want to go metal just go to the store an buy some Altoids and after you enjoy the contents they make perfect fits for Beverage Boxes. Run some #33 tape around the lid cover and you are good to
Another option in the extreme case is to build the transformer, solder on an F-connector, add to leads of flexible wire on the Beverage side, then after testing take a glob of Butyl which is common
I use a standard PVC outdoor electrical box with waterproof cover. It's ABOUT 2 1/2 by 3/2 and maybe 2 inches deep. with a 3/4 inch diameter recessed opening on the bottom (meant for conduit but a ni