On 3/8/19 10:27 AM, jrquark via TowerTalk wrote:
G’day all;
After many years/decades of minimal amateur radio work, I finally have a tower with rotor and beam, dipole
and vertical. I finally installed a five position remote coax switch. I would like to weatherproof the
assembly by enclosing it in a weather tight case. The case or enclosure could be found at the local big
box store or electrical contractor’s supply store, which should measure; Width = 10”, Depth =
9” and Height = 12”.
If you have a great suggestion for suppliers, please let me know.
What you are looking for is often called a "Hoffman box" (Hoffman is a
major manufacturer of such things). Generically what you're looking for
is probably a "raintight enclosure" (NEMA 3R).
They're available in plastic as well.
With or without a panel that mounts in the back (so you can assemble
your stuff on the panel, and then it mounts on pressed or welded in
standoffs inside the box.
Your sort of size is pretty common - it's used for things like Cable TV
and such. You might find something at L-com.com
http://www.l-com.com/nema-enclosures?cmp=LM1
9" might be deep for a 12x10 box
Plus: I am at a loss for the weatherproof pass-throughs for the RFC 600 & RG 8
coax. Believe there was a distant discussion for such items.
There are a variety of ways to do this.. there's "cable glands" which
provide a weather tight seal around a cable, but you probably won't get
the coax connector through.
You could use bulkhead feedthroughs, connector on the inside, connector
on the outside. Or jumper cable with a jack on one end that mounts
through the box wall and plug on the other end to connect to your relay.
Thank you for the suggestions.
Jim - K7BIE - Somewhere now enjoying PureMichigan
James Forsman
jamesforsman@me.com
https://jrquark.smugmug.com/HamRadio
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