At 08:56 PM 10/19/08, you wrote:
Gee, Thanks Guys for the quick replies. I have done a search on the
web pages that were sent to me and there are ones I can use.
Will now decide on which brand to purchase.
Regards
Kevin, ZL1KFM.
I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but
locally some folks have mounted the antenna-end ones
inside weatherproof cabinets intended for outside electrical
equipment. Here in the USA the cabinets are generically
called NEMA cabinets. They are made by multiple companies
from painted steel, stainless steel, fiberglass and plastic
compounds.
One vendor is here:
<http://web1.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Enclosures/Non-Metal_(NEMA_4X_-a-_3R)>
and there are photos and sizing information.
One kiwi brand of weatherproof equipment housings is Himel.
And before you mount that diplexer, look at the back of the
housing. If the back is held on with screws, and there are
no lock washers, add them. If you lose a screw (and it's
amazing just how much a tower vibrates in any measurable
wind) the loose back can generate duplex crackling. Been there,
had to climb a 100 foot tower, then climb it again with some
local washers and a replacement screw... then found the hole
stripped of it's threads.
Mike WA6ILQ
