[TowerTalk] Outdoor box idea

[GALE STEWARD]

I couldn't find anything in the size I wanted for the
new, heavy duty matching network enclosure for my
80/160 vertical.  I ended up building my own out of
aluminum sheet and angle.  I have access to a metal
shear at work which made cutting the sheet stock easy.
 The rest is just mostly a lot of drilling.  BTW, the
box is 18in X 18in X 12in.

73, Stew  K3ND



--- James White <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> 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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