Thank you, Michelle. I appreciate it!
Hi All,
Dave (KG7NCV)? runs cables out through?a drilled hole and put a special box over it both to protect from heat and insects getting in.? I am sure he is more than willing to talk about it.?
His contact info is on QRZed.
Open windows (even a small amount) can let a lot of heat in during the summer...
Michelle
On Sat, Dec 28, 2024 at 11:01?AM James Kahn via <jimmykahn62=
[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Guys,
When I was in high school in the late 70s, I left my window open a crack for my RG-58/U cable to run from my bedroom to our backyard dipole. I was using my Drake R-4B/T-4XB at about 120 watts PEP.
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Fast forward to today. I am finally setting up my shack after an embarrassingly long hiatus. But I would like to run cable out the window or through the wall from my home office/shack to the side yard.
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I could close the sliding window on a small piece of plywood with connectors on both sides. Or I could go through the wall near the ground and have connectors on both sides.
How do you guys run cable outside? I may want to use higher power than the RG-58/U is suited for. Something like RG-8U or LMR-400.
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Thank you guys.
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73, Jim (W2JGK)
