Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

I know you can get UHF type feedthrus in various lengths,
but do they exist in "N" Connector style.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

Richard W. Solomon, W1KSZ wrote:

I know you can get UHF type feedthrus in various lengths,
but do they exist in "N" Connector style.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

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

!-)

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

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

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Amos that is way too simple and effective!! But I can top that..I use a
partially opened widow, snipped window screen, piece of wood and lots of
adhesive-backed 1" wide weather stripping to seal the whole mess up!! Works
FB too!!!

--

Charlie-AD5TH
www.deepsouthnet.net


"Amos Keag" wrote in message
...
Richard W. Solomon, W1KSZ wrote:

I know you can get UHF type feedthrus in various lengths,
but do they exist in "N" Connector style.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

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

!-)

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

What?!!! all these good iders and no one included good ol' duct tape yet.
Just restarting a new shack myself... empty room... not much jingle so
I'll just stuff mine out the wood slab in the winder too. Good luck Y'all
Oh, and don't forget the rubber sillycone sealer. lol

73 K4TWO Gary



"Charlie" wrote in message
...
Amos that is way too simple and effective!! But I can top that..I use a
partially opened widow, snipped window screen, piece of wood and lots of
adhesive-backed 1" wide weather stripping to seal the whole mess up!!
Works FB too!!!

--

Charlie-AD5TH
www.deepsouthnet.net


"Amos Keag" wrote in message
...
Richard W. Solomon, W1KSZ wrote:

I know you can get UHF type feedthrus in various lengths,
but do they exist in "N" Connector style.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

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

!-)

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

I kinda wrap it round the stump holdin up the house, and bring er up thru a
crack in the floor.

lest ways thats how we do it here abouts...

"Mr Fed UP" wrote in message
.. .
What?!!! all these good iders and no one included good ol' duct tape yet.
Just restarting a new shack myself... empty room... not much jingle so
I'll just stuff mine out the wood slab in the winder too. Good luck
Y'all
Oh, and don't forget the rubber sillycone sealer. lol

73 K4TWO Gary

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

I drilled the wall and put in a section of PVC. Ran all the coax and
then filled the PVC with foam in insulation.

Scott
N2WMD

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:47:23 -0500, 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.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

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

!-)

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:41:51 GMT, "Richard W. Solomon, W1KSZ"
wrote:

I know you can get UHF type feedthrus in various lengths,
but do they exist in "N" Connector style.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

www.thewireman.com has bulkhead double-female feedthroughs, some for
regular UHF connectors, and, yes, some for N connectors. You could
call them to get the various lengths they have in stock.

bob
k5qwg

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What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?
I drilled the wall and put in a section of PVC. Ran all the coax and
then filled the PVC with foam in insulation.

Obviously one must fill the extra space with something just to keep bugs,
snakes, and mice from crawling in, but foaming seems sorta final in that,
when one wants to add another coax, the foam will need to be dug out.

I've always just stuffed fiberglas insulation around the coax, but here's
a QUESTION: Would using steel wool (which mice won't chew) affect
currents in and/or on the coax?

--
--Myron A. Calhoun.
Five boxes preserve our freedoms: soap, ballot, witness, jury, and cartridge
PhD EE (retired). "Barbershop" tenor. CDL(PTXS). W0PBV. (785) 539-4448
NRA Life Member and Certified Instructor (Home Firearm Safety, Rifle, Pistol)

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On 5 Feb 2006 12:14:07 -0600, wrote:

I've always just stuffed fiberglas insulation around the coax, but here's
a QUESTION: Would using steel wool (which mice won't chew) affect
currents in and/or on the coax?

Naw, it won't have any noticeable effect on the coax. Sometime ago
some proposed packing steel wool around coax as a common mode choke,
however, Walter Maxwell did some measurements and found that was just
about worthless for choking.

73,

Danny




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Foam is not a good idea. It can become very difficult to remove.

Best is to use cooper wool. It will not rust nor flake and beasties do
not eat it. The stuff has become hard to find, however.

73 Mac N8TT

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
Home:
wrote in message ...
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?
I drilled the wall and put in a section of PVC. Ran all the coax and
then filled the PVC with foam in insulation.

Obviously one must fill the extra space with something just to keep bugs,
snakes, and mice from crawling in, but foaming seems sorta final in that,
when one wants to add another coax, the foam will need to be dug out.

I've always just stuffed fiberglas insulation around the coax, but here's
a QUESTION: Would using steel wool (which mice won't chew) affect
currents in and/or on the coax?

--
--Myron A. Calhoun.

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

Scott wrote:
I drilled the wall and put in a section of PVC. Ran all the coax and
then filled the PVC with foam in insulation.

Scott
N2WMD

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:47:23 -0500, 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.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

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

!-)

FOAM?? No!

Dick, get a tube of colored caulking compound. I use BROWN for a brown
house [of course]. It makes a weather and insect proof seal and is
easily removed if needed [simply pull the coax and both the coax and
caulking come right out].

Dave

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

Depends--- Choke to R.F.-- NO, Choke to Critters, like
mice, rats and other's, YES! and try S.O.S.- they don't
like soap in their mouths any more than you did as a kid!
Jim NN7K


Dan Richardson wrote:
On 5 Feb 2006 12:14:07 -0600, wrote:


I've always just stuffed fiberglas insulation around the coax, but here's
a QUESTION: Would using steel wool (which mice won't chew) affect
currents in and/or on the coax?


Naw, it won't have any noticeable effect on the coax. Sometime ago
some proposed packing steel wool around coax as a common mode choke,
however, Walter Maxwell did some measurements and found that was just
about worthless for choking.

73,

Danny




email: k6mheatarrldotnet
http://www.k6mhe.com/

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well none of the above stops the Lightning getting into shack and racing
around zapping all and sundry ?
i got a Border Collie here that could get coax into a shack, stop getting
gear zapped , well thats different
heres what I did,
get ur coax from INSIDE TO OUTER WALL,
Terminate it pl259's or whatever, make 2 pieces of ally box section that
will fit together, on the outer side, alighn SO-239's on both ally pieces,
one to collect the coax from INSIDE the shack, and another row to collect
the terminated coax from the antennas,, slide the ally box section together,
and connect centre of SO-239's to SO -239's with BANANA PLUG centres to
ensure a RF connection,
position a Bolt on one side of one ally section, and form a S shaped piece
of ally flat with a hole drilled into it, to take a thin piece of rope,
terminate all so-239s with appropiate coax's ?/ all done, STORM comes, pull
rope, S shape pivots against the bolt in the ally section and UNPLUGS all
antennas together, KEEPING all the nasties OUTSIDE, when storm has gone
plug it back in,
been using one for 15 yrs,

73
will gladly take some pics if anyone wants



"David Shrader" wrote in message
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Scott wrote:
I drilled the wall and put in a section of PVC. Ran all the coax and
then filled the PVC with foam in insulation. Scott
N2WMD

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:47:23 -0500, 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.
What do folks use to run coax thru walls ?

Tnx, Dick, W1KSZ

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

!-)

FOAM?? No!

Dick, get a tube of colored caulking compound. I use BROWN for a brown
house [of course]. It makes a weather and insect proof seal and is easily
removed if needed [simply pull the coax and both the coax and caulking
come right out].

Dave

Thru-Wall Coax Feedthrus
 

Well, maybe... One of our Dobermans ate a whole box of SOS,
apparently because he LIKED the flavor of the soap!

73, Ed, W6LOL

"Jim - NN7K" wrote in message
t...
Depends--- Choke to R.F.-- NO, Choke to Critters, like
mice, rats and other's, YES! and try S.O.S.- they don't
like soap in their mouths any more than you did as a kid!
Jim NN7K


Dan Richardson wrote:
On 5 Feb 2006 12:14:07 -0600, wrote:


I've always just stuffed fiberglas insulation around the coax, but
here's
a QUESTION: Would using steel wool (which mice won't chew) affect
currents in and/or on the coax?


Naw, it won't have any noticeable effect on the coax. Sometime ago
some proposed packing steel wool around coax as a common mode choke,
however, Walter Maxwell did some measurements and found that was just
about worthless for choking.

73,

Danny




email: k6mheatarrldotnet
http://www.k6mhe.com/

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Dear Mr. Onella: Thanks for the suggestion. I shall ask for it in the
local marine supply store.
73 Mac N8TT

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"Sal M. Onella" wrote in message
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"J. Mc Laughlin" wrote in message
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Foam is not a good idea. It can become very difficult to remove.

Best is to use cooper wool. It will not rust nor flake and beasties
do
not eat it. The stuff has become hard to find, however.

Marine supply stores sell bronze wool. I think the boaters use it for
cleaning brass fittings, presumably without scratching them. (I used it
as
EMI packing for some leaky old pull-boxes.)

It may be close enough to copper wool to function the same.