[TowerTalk] Pelican case for outdoor use

[George Skoubis]

I think the Pelican cases will work fine for Martin. 

I was able to find two large Hoffman enclosure boxes that came from decommissioned solar installations. 

I mounted one at my tower base and one at my shack entrance and put lightning arrestors inside both enclosures. 

I’m not sure how often they are available but in AZ there is a lot of solar. 

I have also been able to find Surplus Hardigg / Pelican plastic enclosures as well as Aluminum ones. 

They all seem to be weatherproof but it is very dry here and I think Martins climate would need some type of opening at the bottom to keep condensation down as referenced in a prior reply. 

Some of the units have 19 inch rack mounts and I’ve been tempted to mount my IC-9700 at the tower base and operate it remotely. 

That would eliminate 300 ft of attenuation (it’s 1/2 Andrew hardline).   I have A/C power out there but would need AC cooling for summer. 

I have no affiliation with these guys but have picked up more cases than my wife would like for reasonable prices. 

atozcases.com

George / W7GES 




>> On Apr 10, 2020, at 11:51 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On 4/10/2020 8:05 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>> In my NEMA 4 enclosures which are rain/splash/hose spray proof, a bug proof vent keeps the inside humidity level at ambient here in the very wet Pacific Northwest .
> 
> NEMA 4 enclosures are a great option for outdoor use. I use gasketed enclosures with screw covers when access is generally not required, and hinged versions for larger enclosures when access is occasionally required. Control lines for my rotators and SteppIR are on barrier strips in a hinged enclosure, with a piece of PVC conduit going through the wall into the shack.
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> A few years ago, with help from W6GJB, I built a coax entry panel with 8 arrestors in a very large hinged enclosure. The arrestors are the high power units with replaceable elements that Array Solutions sells. Coax enters through strain relief clamps sold for electrical boxes. They're mounted on the bottom of the enclosure, with two 2-in pieces of PVC conduit going through the wall to the shack.
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> 73, Jim K9YC
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