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Old October 16th 15, 05:03 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Weatherproofing an out doors ATU?

On 16/10/15 16:41, gareth wrote:
I wonder what you all do to weatherproof an external ATU, both
to keep the weather out, and also to prevent condensation within?

A small brick-built cabinet, perhaps?


Suggest you consider a small heater,depending on free space in enclosure
Perhaps you can get an old coffee maker with a small (keep the coffee
warm) 230-110 V heater feeding it with 12V or about volts AC or DC.
resulting in a ¨warm¨ surface , keeping the inside dry.
Alternatively a suitable resistor will do for example one in a ribbed
metal housing with 2 mounting holes.........possibilities galore.

Frank GM0CSZ / KN6WH in IO87AT