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WEATHER PROTECTION AND TO PROVIDE FOR MOUNTING.  FEEL FREE TO INCORPORATE
YOUR OWN IDEAS, BUT THE SIMPLEST METHOD IVE FOUND IS USE A RIGHT ANGLE TYPE
F ADAPTER AVAILABLE AT MOST HOME IMPROVEMENT STORES AND A FEW PVC PIPE
FITTINGS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 9.  CUT A PIECE OF 3/4 INCH PVC 42 INCHES AND
SLIDE THE ANTENNA INSIDE WITH THE RIGHT ANGLE ADAPTER ATTACHED TO THE TYPE
F CONNECTOR AT THE BASE.  DRILL A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH TO PASS THE FEED LINE
COAX IN A 3/4 INCH PLUG AND FEED THE COAX THROUGH THE PLUG AND MIDDLE OF
THE T AS SHOWN.  ADD A TYPE F CONNECTOR TO THE END OF THE FEED LINE, AND
FIT THE PIECES TOGETHER AS SHOWN.  FINISH WEATHERPROOFING THE HOUSING BY
PLACING A 3/4 INCH PVC CAP ON TOP.  THE PVC PIPE CAN BE PRESSED TOGETHER
VERY TIGHTLY, SO GLUING SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.  THIS MAKES IT EASY TO
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