[TowerTalk] weatherproof boxes

[Pete Smith]

At 11:09 AM 1/7/04 -0800, Jim Lux wrote:
>But just the ticket to put that big loading coil and tuning components out 
>at the feed with!


I've had very good luck with $4 Rubbermaid Rough Totes, and I spend the 
leftover $71 on stuff to go inside them ;^).

Seriously ... I mount the stuff on a sheet of aluminum -- from a salvaged 
road sign, thanks to the local Highway Department office -- and mount the 
Rough Tote on the tower, lid out, using U-bolts through the tote and the 
aluminum to hold the whole thing securely in place.  Windows easily cut in 
the downward-facing side of the tote pass cables in and out, with 
appropriate drip loops.  If I were mounting lightning arresters, I'd put 
them on the plate and bond the strap to its lower edge, passing through the 
opening to a ground rod right below.


73, Pete N4ZR
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