[TowerTalk] coax entry

[Pat Chiles]

Jeff,

Here is what I did.  My tower is 8ft from my shack window.  From Home Depot 
I bought an electrical box (about 6x14x14 inches).  Inside of this I mounted 
a 1/4 inch plate with all my ICE equipment on it.  This mounted on an 
exterior cinder block wall over the end of a 3 inch PVC pipe that went 
through the cinder block and exited in the shack about 5 feet above the 
floor.  I stuffed the pipe inside and out with steel wool to keep the 
critters out and drop a few moth balls in the box.

For the ladder lines I replaced one window pane with plastic from HD and 
used brass screws as feed throughs.  On the inside I used clips on the 
ladder line extention to allow quick disconnecting during storms.  Not the 
most elegant but if done right it looks very good inside and out.  Hope this 
helps.

Pat, K8PC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kb2m at arrl.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:59 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] coax entry


> I'm building a new home that will have a full basement. I'm going to move 
> my
> shack into the basement and I'm looking for any ideas on how to bring in 
> all
> my antenna cable's. I have about 12 antennas total. Cable's will consist 
> of
> mostly RG-8, but two of the cables are hardline, one 1/2 inch, the other
> 5/8. The new house will be about 20 feet away from my tower.
>
> I was thinking of mounting  a grounded plate to the tower, and then attach
> all of the cables. I would also mount lightning suppressers at that
> location. I would then  run short 20 foot cables into the shack via a 
> buried
> conduit. What should I use for the conduit? Does mounting (and grounding)
> all the antennas to the Tower make sense, or should I do this just outside
> the house? Any and all input appreciated.
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> 73 Jeff kb2m
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