[TowerTalk] Coax Entry

[Steve Katz]

>Hello Everyone,
     As I finish up with the antenna projects, I now pose an old and probably asked 1,000 times question. What is the best way to have coax enter the shack?< 

::I prefer to have it knock and wipe its feet, then enter.  :-)


     >I'm looking for a good way to get one run of 3/8" hardline into the shack, while still maintaining somewhat of an astetic appeal, and not doing too much damage to the house.<

::I drill holes down very low, just above the baseboard molding of the shack and behind equipment benches, desks or something so that the cable entering the room cannot be seen at all.  Generally that means drilling only a few inches above soil level outside, so the cable really cannot be seen where it enters from outside, either (behind bushes, or behind the A/C unit, or something).  I have eleven such entry holes for coax and rotator cables, and you really can't see any of them.  Since my siding is stucco (cement) it takes a masonry bit to drill through, but isn't difficult nor messy.  Been doing this for years at many houses.  "Down low" cable entry is much nicer than "up higher" because it's much easier to hide.  Also, patching the stucco or whatever when you go to sell the house is easy when it's down low because people aren't on their hands and knees looking for every imperfection.

-WB2WIK/6 




      
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