[TowerTalk] Need Idea's on what Hardware to use to bring in COax and Grounds

[ersmar@comcast.net]

Rob:

     Until I installed a tower plus associated conduit runs into the shack, my coax came out of the house through a clothes drier vent that covered a series of holes in the wood frame of the shack, drilled just above the cement block foundation.  The coax then runs in the crawl space underneath the shack and emerges indoors through several holes I drilled up through the flooring/carpeting in the shack.

     Had I had a larger drill and 4-inch hole cutter I would have made one large hole, just like for a drier vent hose.  Instead I drilled four or five 3/4-inch holes to pass several coax lengths plus connectors through to the outside.  I kept the holes close together in a circular pattern so the vent cover could hide all openings.  The coax runs then went underground or up the adjacent chimney to their respective antennas.  If applicable to your installation, you could even mount this vent higher up on the side of your house for coax that leads upward.  

     An alternative would be to use gray (UV-resistant) electrical conduit components to protect your coax runs as they emerge from your shack to the outside world.  Check out Scott KA9FOX's web page at http://www.qth.com/gallery/AntennaParty/05_10_KA9FOX_065 and note the smaller dark PVC conduit and elbow just outside his shack.  Yours would have to be considerably bigger (I'd suggest 3 inch or larger) for multiple coax runs.  

     With either of these alternatives you could abandon them in place when you sold the house.  Neither looks out of place.  Just be sure you stuff any open space with fiberglass insulation to keep outdoor critters outdoors.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F

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From: "Rob @ Peg Pohorence" <mcyman at yahoo.com>
> Hello all, 
>   I have just got started back into Ham Radio after a 13 year absence!
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> I was wondering what hardware is available to bring coax/Grounds into the house!
>   I have 2x6  studded insulated walls,
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>   I would like to be able to make any holes through  the walls, invisible when 
> it comes time to sell the house!
>   Your suggestion would be appreciated.
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>   thanks rob n8rt
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> Sincerely, Rob, Peggy , and Maggie Sue Papillion  
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