Topband: RF Shielding of shed/shack

[Ian Wade]

From: Rune Øye <la7tha at tussa.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008   Time: 16:58:24

>Hello All
>
>All my equipment Radio, PC, Relaycard, etc on remote qth will be moved to
>an small shed about 10 meter closer to TX Antenna than what is used today.
>I want to shield the small shed where all equipment will be installed 
>and wondering if i can use chicken wire. The experience when i build up 
>this remote station is that Radio and computer have to be total "RF 
>dead". IF not all kind of "nice" things hapend :-)
>Should i insted of using chiken wire use metal sheet/tin plate.
>>From my own knowledge 10-15 mm holes in the chicken wire should not 
>>have to mutch leakage on HF band but maybe on some GHZ range it would 
>>not be good enough.
>So any sugestion ??
>


Hi Rune,

Chicken wire should be all right, but make sure the holes are not too 
big, otherwise the chickens will get out ...

(Sorry, I couldn't resist that! I hope you get some more sensible 
answers :-)

-- 
73
Ian, G3NRW