I remember Pete's (K4ZR) last post on this topic. I took my cue from it and
used a $6 Rubbermaid box from Wallwart. Works for me and I couldn't be
happier. My switch and the wench on my tower are protected by large plastic
cat food containers that I extracted from my neighbor's trash during morning
walks. They went through last summer without any noticeable UV damage.
Pat, K8PC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson@sbcglobal.net>; "'TOWERTALK'"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower-mounted enclosure
> I'm sure I'll be roundly criticized for this, but my entire antenna
> switching system for one-tower SO2R - 8 relay boxes in total) is enclosed
> in a $5 plastic under-bed storage box. I mounted all the relay boxes to a
> sheet of aluminum and used a couple of cut down u-bolts to hang it on a
> tower cross-member. The top snaps on neatly, and I bring all the cabling
> out through the bottom. Made no effort to seal around the cables, and am
> watching it carefully, but so far so good. Beats the heck out of a $100
> enclosure, even though I may have to replace it every year or two because
> of UV.
>
> Photo on request.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> At 09:15 AM 1/3/2006, Keith Dutson wrote:
>>I would choose a ventilated aluminum enclosure. You can mount bulkhead
>>Polyphasers and attach the box to a tower leg using metal clamps.
>>
>>73, Keith NM5G
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>>[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Butch
>>Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 4:23 PM
>>To: TOWERTALK
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower-mounted enclosure
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I am about to erect a 50' Rohn 25 tower in my back yard. Atop the tower
>>will
>>be a small tri-bander, a 6-meter yagi and at the very top, a 10-meter
>>vertical for local nets/chatting. Suspended from the tower, just below the
>>tri-bander will be my 75-meter dipole. So, I will have 4 runs of coax
>>descending the tower to the remote switch and one run from the switch into
>>the shack.
>>
>>I am planning to install A Polyphaser on each run, above the switch and
>>mounted in an enclosure of some type. Any suggestions as to type of
>>enclosure works well over time? Sealed? Ventilated? Plastic?
>>Metal?........you get the idea. Thanks.
>>
>>Butch K4NAU
>>
>>
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