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Re: Bulkheads

 

This is Repeater-builder and there was no mention of a home - therefore it was assumed - and still is - that this solution is intended for a repeater site.??

I also disagree that this solution is inappropriate for a home.? A single or double port plate is much better looking than the hacked solutions many come up with.? ?Whatever you do, DO NOT use foam (great stuff, etc) to seal an entry.? This stuff decays very quickly when exposed to weather and mice and other small rodents will chew through it very quickly.

Thanks,

Dan Woodie, CETsr
KC8ZUM

On Thu, Nov 24, 2022, 3:41 PM Jim W7RY via <jimw7ry=[email protected]> wrote:
These are 100% totally overboard for a home.



Use a 2" pvc conduit sleeve (or large enough to pass your current and future needs) through the wall of you home.

73, Jim W7RY




On 11/24/2022 11:31 AM, Dan Woodie wrote:
Don't ever use that garbage.? Buy proper entry port, cushions, and boots.? They are readily available from Tessco.? Below is a 2-port 4" entry port I used at my repeater site.? Use a masonry hole saw to cut the holes then mount and seal this plate.? Get cushions appropriate for the cable size and number of cables used.? Below are some examples.? Remember you should have a ground kit on each cable outside of this port bonded to your EGB and a PolyPhaser on the inside bonded to your MBB/MGB - so installing this should be as easy as pushing 1 ft of cable through the port, installing the cushion and boot, tightening it up, and connecting the coax to the PolyPhaser.? Make sure you leave the provided rubber port covers on any unused entry ports.? Whatever you do, DO NOT do the hack thing and try to turn a port cover into a boot/cushion.? I have seen this too many times when idiots take a utility knife and just cut a hole - then they may try to seal it with Butyl which dries out and falls off over time.? None of this stuff is that expensive - just buy the right parts.









Dan Woodie, CETsr
KC8ZUM

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Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY
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