[TowerTalk] Antenna/tower Equipment Box

[Pete Smith]

It's probably too soon to be sure, but last summer I put mothballs in a 
cloth bag in my tower-base switching enclosure, which has a large circular 
opening on the bottom for cables to pass through.  So far no bugs, no 
critters.  A previous incarnation had relay boxes full of ants in only a 
couple of months.

73, Pete N4ZR

At 10:15 AM 2/10/2009, Michael OBrien wrote:
>I, too, was able to snag a large new top-of-the-line Hoffman weatherproof 
>box on eBay a few years ago at considerable savings over retail.
>
>One note of caution: The more "weatherproof" the box, the more likely you 
>are to have condensation problems.
>
>I left my box outdoors, its screw latches and gaskets tightly sealed, for 
>a year before actually installing it. When I opened it, I was shocked at 
>the amount of moisture that had accumulated inside.
>
>I subsequently installed a couple of Hoffman vents which, along with my 
>own vigorously-but-imperfectly-sealed ports for coax entry and exit, keep 
>the innards dry as temperatures vary through the seasons.
>
>Mike, K0MYW
>
>
>--- On Tue, 2/10/09, Doug Rehman <doug at k4ac.com> wrote:
>From: Doug Rehman <doug at k4ac.com>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna/tower Equipment Box
>To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
>Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 9:02 AM
>
>The best place to find bargains on NEMA boxes is eBay- there is a specific
>category for them; it is located in the following path:
>
>Business & Industrial
>Electrical & Test Equipment
>Electrical Equipment & Tools
>Boxes-Enclosures
>
>I've bought multiple boxes there (most brand new), including a
>30"x30"x8"
>NEMA box that I have mounted on the wall outside the shack. There is about
>20 surge suppressors mounted in it.
>
>Doug
>K4AC
>
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