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Re: [TowerTalk] Cable window entry

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable window entry
From: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2020 11:48:22 -0800
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On 11/9/20 10:36 AM, Ralph Parker wrote:
 >Just drill  3-4" hole through the wall and be done with it.
>...you would be surprised how easy it is to patch the hole if you move !!!

NR1DX has the answer. I've left three 3" holes in walls behind me (in 3 houses) as I've moved, and future owners haven't said anything. I've plugged them with steel wool to keep the bugs out,
followed by an old sock to keep the wx out.
I did spend some time in the plumbing aisle at H.D., selecting the proper adapters to line the hole.
The expanding foam held the adapters in position.
Piece of cake!

VE7XF

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Of course, "punching holes in wall" doesn't always meet with the same spouse/partner approval factor. And, if you're renting, the landlord gets pretty cranky. The window plate, while somewhat inconvenient in some ways has the advantage of being "trivially reversible".


(to a certain extent this is the same as mag mount antenna vs "get the hole saw and drill the darn hole in the car" - but most cars do not have towers, so that discussion is on another list. Nor do most cars have owls, although some do have winches. )

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