Joe,
Chuck is right a weather-proof outlet is a must. I buried mine when I was installing sprinklers. My pier is concrete with a cap specific to my mount on the top. It is 10" diameter and is about 5 feet tall and 4 feet into the ground. The Romex was easy to install but I had planned by an outdoor box with wires to connect the Romex to. Erik My only piece of advice would be to install a weather-proof electrical
outlet on the pier, fed by an underground length of Romex. You need not hard-wire it in if it seems too daunting, but can just plug the other end into an existing outlet in the garage. A GFI is a good idea with outdoor outlets (and may be required by code). On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 3:45 AM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> wrote:
Joe asked me for tips for purchasing a pier on which to mount his scope in his yard.
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