[TowerTalk] Weatherproof Remote Antenna Switch Box Plus

[Mac]

This group ceases to amaze me,  i will never look at a trash can in the 
same light as several minutes ago..  Inventing never stops ..

So this is really more like an old school Faraday Shield ..I get it and 
love it .. mac/mc  w5mc

On 3/9/2019 1:11 PM, Riki, K7NJ wrote:
> Perhaps this is larger than what you need. I'm using a small metal garbage
> can to house relay switched antenna tuners for 160M-80M-75M-40M at the base
> of a vertical.  The can sits on top of several bricks to keep it off the
> ground and facilitate possible drainage through a few 1/8 inch holes on the
> bottom.  Three T-Posts around its sides hold it in place and also serve as
> tie-points for holding the lid down.  A high-voltage ceramic feed-through
> insulator feeds the vertical. Coax and control cables enter through a
> 90-degree bend PVC fitting that is open towards the ground, and sealed with
> plumber's tape.  A large bolt on the can is the connection point for a heavy
> wire going to the radials.  This has been in service for over ten years with
> no signs of any weather degradation.  It's galvanized surface still looks as
> it did when it was installed.
>
> 73 - Riki K7NJ
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