Enclosures for electronics left in the open environment need to be weather-tight, waterproof, provide UV protection and provide some level of physical protection.
An RBOG (Reversible Beverage On Ground) antenna has a transformer at the far end of each leg of the array that needs protection.
A lot of hams improvise and I was eyeing some of the planter pots, which I though I could use inverted.
Then while I was out in the gardening shed looking for a pair for suitable flower pots, a deer went by, and then a woodchuck.
Pondering I thought my flower pot resting on wooden stand idea was likely to be upturned by the wildlife, and most likely would not be waterproof all year around.
So I started looking at commercial options and settled on the SOCKiTBOX DriBOX 200 as the solution I would try.

SOCKiTBOX DriBOX 200
SOCKiTBOX DriBOX 200 is the smallest of the offerings, and I truly hope the actual green is not quite as bright.
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