[TowerTalk] Running coax into the basement

[ersmar at comcast.net]

Dan:

     At a minimum, be sure you include a drip loop on any coax entering from above through the PVC cap.  A better choice (IMHO) is to install a 90-degree elbow, facing downward, on the outside, then stuff it with fiberglass insulation to keep out the rodents, etc.  I used a similar installation (except the opening was covered with a clothes drier vent) to bring my coax inside.  I kept this arrangement for nine years, until I built my tower and installed PVC conduit to it.  

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F
> How are people getting their coax into the shack in
> the basement ?? i was thinking of using 4" pvc pipe
> with a cap on the outside with holes drilled for coax
> and sealing around each coax run with rtv when i put
> them in ....
> 
> thanks
> 
> Dan N8DCJ
> 
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