[TowerTalk] Cable entrance

[Tower (K8RI)]

I think you might find bulkhead compression fittings with rubber seals in
the electrical section of Lowes, Home - Depot, or any electrical
distributor.  They cover a wide range of sizes so there is a good
possibility of finding just the right size.


Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com


> Any suggestions on routing Heliax through an outside wall?  I'm
> putting up a building that will be the new home for my radio station
> and will need to bring about 10 runs of Heliax (7/8" to 1-5/8") and
> a few runs of regular coax through the wall.  In the past I've put a
> few runs of Heliax through a section of large diameter PVC that passed
> through the wall, but I'd like something better this time around.
>
> If I run the cables through a metal bulkhead, how do I make the
> installation waterproof?  (I've heard of "boots" made for weather-
> proofing commercial installations but I've never seen them available
> surplus).
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Arliss  W7XU
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