Clamp together waterproof box ?

I think the neatest solutions I've seen involve mounting the camera *on* a weatherproof box so the umbilical is all internal.

I don't know if this is big enough

Alternatively the "questions" suggest that the socket faceplate in this is removable and replaceable so you could just use it without the gubbins.

Owain

If I can gate-crash on this . . . I have a similar but somewhat different requirement. I'm setting up a Raspberry Pi-based receiving station to feed aircraft data to FlightRadar24 - and would like to be able to use an internal aerial externally for better coverage. It would need weatherproofing. It's a telescopic jobbie about 350mm fully extended, on a magnetic base whose diameter is about 30mm. I have in mind mounting it in something like an over-sized inverted test tube, which I could mount at the apex of a gable wall and pass the cable through an air-brick into the roof space. So far, I haven't find anything suitable. Bit of lateral thinking, anybody?

Something like Openreach use on poles for drop wire connections maybe .

Supplier picked at random .

GH

Those BT cable joiners look 'almost' ideal. Cable size is marginal as they take up to 6.5 mm and the Tenvis cable is 6.8 mm (but may jam in!) but my main concern is the depth and length of the inside space to accommodate the 21 mm x 24 mm x 93 mm long CAT5 cable mounted socket with a plug in it.

So what I want is one of those on steroids please !

Andrew

I think I would just go for rigid plastic tube, such as the type used for overflow pipes from water cylinders and cisterns. With a rubber bung in the top end. Or stuff a bit of kitchen roll down it and fill the top inch or so with silicone "bath sealant".

PVC pipe with a cap or two.

That's not a bad idea - thanks. A solent weld end-stop should seal the top up ok. I was thinking of something you could see through - but that's probably not necessary as long as it doesn't attenuate the radio waves too much. Does colour matter? I've got some spare black tube left over from connecting the gutters of a greenhouse to a water butt.

Inverted glazed flowerpot with a hole in the base?

Or a plastic one?

It isnt clear if the telescopic bit is to be exposed.

Black may have some carbon loading...

No. I want the whole thing protected from the weather - but not from radio waves.

I'd go for white, but something tells me black pvc or ABS isn't loaded with carbon. In any case, the micron sized particles would be electrically insulated so *should* be OK for RF?

Well, I've had it running indoors, surrounded by a black plastic tube, and I can't see any difference in the performance - so it should be ok.

Make a new aerial that works better than the one you have

This is one of the many designs online

Whatever you do make sure the raspberry pi is accessible and not mounted in a box on he aerial mast or in some remote corner of the loft because at some point you will need to power it down or replace / reformat the memory card / configure the wifi / plug a keyboard in

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