[TowerTalk] Outdoor box idea

[James White]

sounds good except for your using the plywood - would recommend using some
pieces of aluminum channel or bar stock u-bolted to the tower legs and in
turn bolted to your new box...the plywood will rot the aluminum will
not...poet:

Jim, K4OJ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Smithson" <bsmithson@alventive.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Outdoor box idea


> Hi all!
>
> A while back there was a discussion about outdoor box ideas. I'm
> getting ready to move some things out to the base of the tower
> so I figured I'd look into options myself.
>
> While wandering around Home Depot I came across the sprinkler
> section where I found some very heavy-duty plastic boxes that are
> meant to be buried access to sprinkler control valves. It is a
> heavy black plastic rectangular box with rounded corners, about
> 2'x16" on the outside and 1' deep. (They had other sizes too.)
> There is a heavy 'door' panel with a bolt to hold it shut. It has
> no bottom and 3" holes at each end for the tubing to pass.
>
> I plan to screw it to a piece of plywood and bolt that to a
> tower face. I will plug one of the holes and the other will face
> down to receive the cables. There should be room inside for the
> antenna switch and a few suppressors.
>
> Just getting started with this and out of town this week, but
> I'll let you all know how it works out in a few weeks.
>
> -Brian n8wrl
>
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