Topband: Out-door antenna tuning boxes

[Mike Waters]

Correction:

I doubt that they have any more that WERE made for the military.

On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 6:19 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> For real mil-spec ruggedness, you can't beat one of the newer military
> surplus composite plastic(?) gasketed ammo boxes. They are waterproof, and
> the one I have looks like you can drive a small car over it.
>
> Mine came from Hunt's Hardware in nearby Miller, MO. But that was a few
> years ago, and I doubt that they have any more that weren't made for the
> military. Maybe you can find one online.
>
> The non-mil-spec ammo box that housed my tuner at the base of my
> inverted-L I got from that same store. Photos at
> www.w0btu.com/files/antenna/160m_inv-L.  Maybe your local hardware has
> one. But it's not rugged enough to drive a car over. :-)
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>