Amos Keag wrote:
Richard W. Solomon, W1KSZ wrote:

I know you can get UHF type feedthrus in various lengths,
but do they exist in "N" Connector style.

I've never seen any listed in the catalogs of the usual ham supply
houses.

What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

Dick, I use a drill followed by a length of coax.

Ya beat me to it. I agree. I'm on my way to putting up some HF - UHF
antennas and that's exactly the approach I'll use. Take a couple feet
of coax and install a connector on one end. Then drill a hole thru the
wall which is just slightly bigger in diameter than the coax. Fish the
coax through the hole with the already-installed connector on the
outside of the wall then install the inside connector on the inside end
of the jumper when I'm inside and out of the weather.

In my case I'll be using 8X coax for my HF antennas and a 9/32"- 5/16"
inch drill which makes a much smaller hole to drill and patch and "make
disappear" years from now when I go SK or move. Versus the 5/8" hole
required to install a UHF feedthru. There are also some cost saving
advantages to not using feedthrus. I drill the holes slightly inclined
down toward the outside to keep water from migrating along the coax
toward the inside.


!-)

w3rv