[TowerTalk] Attaching coax shield to the tower

[Barry Kutner]

On 4 Jan 99,, Ronald D Rossi <rrossi@btv.ibm.com> wrote:

> 
> > Hi Dave - I.C.E. (1-800-ICE-COMM) makes a nice block to attach to the 
> > tower. You remove one inch of shield, put in some of the Noalox-type 
> > goop, tighten the screws, and you're all set.
> > I.C.E. makes some nice stuff...
> > 73 Barry
> > P.S. Just a satisfied customer, no affiliation otherwise
> 
> What about water infiltration? Any problems? How do you seal against it?
> 

The compression of the two metal blocks along with the conductive 
goop seals it. There is a small section (maybe 1/4 inch) at both edges 
of the block to accomodate the coax jacket, then it narrows further 
to accomodate the section where the jacket has been removed (1 
inch).  The blocks I have will take up to 4 RG8-type coaxes. A few 
years ago, I opened one up to add another coax line, and the original 
ones, present for at least 5 years looked exactly as they did when 
installed.
73 Barry
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA         FRC         alternate: barry@w2up.wells.com

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