[TowerTalk] Cable window entry

[jimlux]

On 11/9/20 10:36 AM, Ralph Parker wrote:
>  >Just drill  3-4" hole through the wall and be done with it.
>  >...you would be surprised how easy it is to patch the hole if you move 
> !!!
> 
> NR1DX has the answer. I've left three 3" holes in walls behind me (in 3 
> houses) as I've moved,
> and future owners haven't said anything. I've plugged them with steel 
> wool to keep the bugs out,
> followed by an old sock to keep the wx out.
> I did spend some time in the plumbing aisle at H.D., selecting the 
> proper adapters to line the hole.
> The expanding foam held the adapters in position.
> Piece of cake!
> 
> VE7XF
> 
> ___


Of course, "punching holes in wall" doesn't always meet with the same 
spouse/partner approval factor.  And, if you're renting, the landlord 
gets pretty cranky.  The window plate, while somewhat inconvenient in 
some ways has the advantage of being "trivially reversible".


(to a certain extent this is the same as mag mount antenna vs "get the 
hole saw and drill the darn hole in the car" - but most cars do not have 
towers, so that discussion is on another list. Nor do most cars have 
owls, although some do have winches. )