Greetings, I thought I would ask the list about their experience withbulkhead coax feed-throughs. I’m running coax into my shack and thewalls are made of 2” x 6” construction. I have seen both UHF andType ‘N’ bulkhead connectors that are 10 inches long. This shouldbe long enough to get me all the way from inside to outside with alittle extra space for a grounding plate. Has anyone ever looked athow these bulkheads perform? I am hoping to run up to 1296 MHz throughone of the type ‘N’ variety. Thanks and 73,Joe _________________________________________________________________ Play free games, earn tickets, get cool prizes! Join Live Search Club. http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=CLUB_wlmailtextlink
I thought I would ask the list about their experiencewithbulkhead coax feed-throughs. I'm running coax into my shack and thewalls are made of 2" x 6" construction. _
Hi Gary,
In my opinion they are a pain! I entertained the thought 35 years ago, and quickly discarded it!!
I use thin wall pvc large enough to accommodate the "N" fittings that I use on ALL my antennas.
I use a piece long enough to go thru the wall, angled a few degrees down to keep out drip water, and project an inch inside and about two inches outside...Now if I want to change the coax going thru a particular hole, I simply slide it out and insert the replacement...Takes minutes, no additional connectors, no additional loss other than a short drip loop, costs pennies...and I use them for other cables to the outside...
I now have20 holes in my wall to the outside, I can move gear around at will....I plug the holes here with a small piece of cloth to keep out the moisture and the bugs....15 holes or so always have a length of coax going thru it, sometimes more!! Yes, I have a farm (antenna)...
I know about where you live, and you may need a plug of insulation in the winter!!
73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org Disagree: I learn....
Pulling for P3E...
Feedthroughs mounted to a well-grounded plate are useful for lightning arrestors but they don't need to be on the wall.
73,
John KD6OZH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Guimont" dguimon1@san.rr.com To: "Gary Mayfield" gary_mayfield@hotmail.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 22:01 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Bulkhead Connectors
I thought I would ask the list about their experiencewithbulkhead coax feed-throughs. I'm running coax into my shack and thewalls are made of 2" x 6" construction. _
Hi Gary,
In my opinion they are a pain! I entertained the thought 35 years ago, and quickly discarded it!!
I use thin wall pvc large enough to accommodate the "N" fittings that I use on ALL my antennas.
I use a piece long enough to go thru the wall, angled a few degrees down to keep out drip water, and project an inch inside and about two inches outside...Now if I want to change the coax going thru a particular hole, I simply slide it out and insert the replacement...Takes minutes, no additional connectors, no additional loss other than a short drip loop, costs pennies...and I use them for other cables to the outside...
I now have20 holes in my wall to the outside, I can move gear around at will....I plug the holes here with a small piece of cloth to keep out the moisture and the bugs....15 holes or so always have a length of coax going thru it, sometimes more!! Yes, I have a farm (antenna)...
I know about where you live, and you may need a plug of insulation in the winter!!
73, Dave wb6llo@amsat.org Disagree: I learn.... Pulling for P3E...-- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/880 - Release Date: 6/29/2007
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