Thanks John That seems to be the consensus of all the responses. I will purchase some plates drill them out, insert the barrells and see how it goes from there.
All the Best Ron > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 2005/06/08 Wed PM 12:03:15 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Coax Wall Plates > > You should have installed plaster rings while the walls were uncovered. You > can easily make your own SO-239 wall connectors with blank plates either > plastic or preferably metal. Get some SO-239 feed through barrels and drill > holes > in the wall plates to fit. You will probably want to use an angle connector > on the inside of the wall, especially insulated walls to prevent having to > bend > the coax at too great an angle. > > I have a double gang blank wall plate that I drilled out for 6 evenly spaced > barrels. Looks really professional. There is a matching plate installed in > the overhang of the roof line so that the connectors are installed > vertically. > It is far enough back in the overhang so that coax seal or similar products > are really not needed unless you are hyper about it. > > 73, > > John, W4AWM > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > Ron Weaver - W6OM - FO5VO www.qsl.net/w6om
