Locked Running cable through wall
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Jim Hargrave <w5ifp@...>
Bob, Underground cables has some major advantages: Lower receiver noise Extends cable life Wiring hidden from neighbors Etc…
Don’t forget to install cable Pull wire. (Twice the pipe length)
Above all…Have fun.
Jim – w5ifp-
From: main@saradioclub.groups.io [mailto:main@saradioclub.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Dole, not that old guy.
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:15 PM To: main@saradioclub.groups.io Subject: Re: [W5SC] Running cable through wall
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Bob Dole, not that old guy. <redawg@...>
Jim,
I am thinking to do something similar, but running cable underground after conduit exits the external wall. Thanks, Bob |
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Jim Hargrave <w5ifp@...>
Bob, I built my house in Bulverde. I installed 2 each 2in pvc pipes that are in the slab. These come out about 6 inches below ground on the outside and the inside, they come out in the wall behind the operating desk. My tower is about 100 ft away from the house. All cables are underground.
Jim – w5ifp-r
From: main@saradioclub.groups.io [mailto:main@saradioclub.groups.io] On Behalf Of Bob Dole, not that old guy.
Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 10:08 AM To: main@saradioclub.groups.io Subject: Re: [W5SC] Running cable through wall
Additional info: the wall is dry wall on inside and stone on outside. With that said, the house is currently being built and I have opportunity to have something professionally installed. I just need to be able to convey what I want. |
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Bob Dole, not that old guy. <redawg@...>
Additional info: the wall is dry wall on inside and stone on outside. With that said, the house is currently being built and I have opportunity to have something professionally installed. I just need to be able to convey what I want.
I appreciate all the advice and encourage more. Thanks, Bob |
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Joe Bruno
Personally I've helped Greg, the hard line guy, put up his towers and install his coax, please read that as sewer pipe. I could be wrong but one of his hard lines is 2" I think. If you want to see an antenna installation that is second to none, ask him if he wouldn't mind you looking at his. Now let's put this into perspective; the sink in your kitchen probably has 2" pipes for the drain. Then think of that same size being the size of your coax, hard line. That is actually what the word "amazing" means... Joe Bruno 210-363-9500 W5AUQ On Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 9:49 PM Lou Everett, Sr. <loueverettsr@...> wrote:
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Lou Everett, Sr. <loueverettsr@...>
MFJ has window panels with everything you need. You just need a window to mont it in. I’ve used them for years. Works great! No damage to house what so ever. Lou WA5LOU On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 1:20 PM Bob Dole, not that old guy. <redawg@...> wrote: I would appreciate any input on best way to run antenna cable from inside house to outside with minimal damage to house. --
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When my wife, Pat AD5BR, got the ham bug, we decided to drill a big hole thru the side wall using a hole saw cutter the size of a dryer vent. We then ran a piece of suitably sized PVC pipe thru the hole and sealed the edges of the hole. We put 45° curved connectors on the ends, facing downward. After running ladder line for our HF loop (loop needs repairs now), rotor controller cable, and the normal high end coax for our 2m/440 antenna, we soaked large sponges with insecticide and stuffed them in the pipe to block unwanted critters and air flow. This arrangement allowed us to make changes over the years, while being able to physically separate the various cables to reduce interference. But it does have that permanent dryer vent size hole in the wall. Lee Besing 210-771-7075 San Antonio TX -----Original Message----- From: David Finell <dfinell@...> To: main@saradioclub.groups.io Sent: Sun, 05 Jul 2020 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [W5SC] Running cable through wall That depends on what your home is made of. I just have fiber siding with standard sheetrock walls. I just purchased a very long drill for drilling through walls and drilled a hole the exact size of the cable I wanted to pass through. After passing the cable through I made a drip loop with the cable on the outside and sealed the hole with RTV. I also used through wall cable feedthroughs that RadioShack carried. I think I have seen them at altex before as well. When I leave it is easy to patch the holes so there is no sign of the hole for future residence.
73’s,
David Finell
From: <main@saradioclub.groups.io> on behalf of "Bob Dole, not that old guy." <redawg@...>
I would appreciate any input on best way to run antenna cable from inside house to outside with minimal damage to house. |
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David Finell
That depends on what your home is made of. I just have fiber siding with standard sheetrock walls. I just purchased a very long drill for drilling through walls and drilled a hole the exact size of the cable I wanted to pass through. After passing the cable through I made a drip loop with the cable on the outside and sealed the hole with RTV. I also used through wall cable feedthroughs that RadioShack carried. I think I have seen them at altex before as well. When I leave it is easy to patch the holes so there is no sign of the hole for future residence.
73’s,
David Finell
From: <main@saradioclub.groups.io> on behalf of "Bob Dole, not that old guy." <redawg@...>
I would appreciate any input on best way to run antenna cable from inside house to outside with minimal damage to house. |
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J C Smith
MFJ makes a board that can be and installed in a window. It has coax barrel connectors and other type connectors. I used window locks in the window channel and had my alarm company add sensors in new locations on the window.
I didn't get any flack from my wife when I brought the cables in to my office using the MFJ panel. At other residents I went through and she wasn't happy with me. J C, N5RXS ----------------------------------------- From: "Bob Dole, not that old guy."To: main@saradioclub.groups.io Cc: Sent: Sunday July 5 2020 1:20:08PM Subject: [W5SC] Running cable through wall I would appreciate any input on best way to run antenna cable from inside house to outside with minimal damage to house. |
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https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/42192/how-do-i-properly-feed-coax-through-an-outside-wall
for cable tv, but principle is the same |
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what kind of wall? how thick? if you drill through wall, you need to proceed carefully so you don't drill through electric wires, etc.
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Bob Dole, not that old guy. <redawg@...>
I would appreciate any input on best way to run antenna cable from inside house to outside with minimal damage to house.
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