- 1. [TowerTalk] Rotator cable length (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Hellem" <tomhellem@czo.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 18:00:53 -0500
- Hi All: The Hy-Gain manual specifies maximum length of 300' for Tailtwister cable using Can I just up the conductor size to #12, or, any better ideas? My run looks like it will be around 350 feet. To
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cable length (score: 1)
- Author: "W3YY" <w3yy@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:22:34 -0000
- Tom - The limitation on length is primarily just the ohmic losses in the cable, so just calculate what the loss of 300' of #14 wire is and then what length of how much longer the run can be using #12
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-09/msg00028.html (8,626 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cable length (score: 1)
- Author: "Clint Talmadge" <unclebudd@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 18:28:39 -0500
- Tom, Texas Towers sells what they call R84 which has 2 #12's & 6 #16s'. It will work fine however it is a little pricey at $1.19 @ foot. Clint - W5CPT _______________________________________________
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cable length (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 19:37:07 EDT
- Texas Towers sells what they call R84 which has 2 #12's & 6 #16s'. It will work fine however it is a little pricey at $1.19 @ foot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wh
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cable length (score: 1)
- Author: <donovanf@starpower.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 19:51:57 -0400 (EDT)
- Tom, I have only one Tailtwister currently in my station, using a 350 foot control cable. I did several things to obtain completely reliable operation: - I relocated the capacitor to the tower base (
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-09/msg00031.html (9,209 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Rotator cable length (score: 1)
- Author: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:13:18 -0400
- If you relocate the capacitor to the tower, it frees up two conductors which can be wired in parallel with the brake and ground return wires. _______________________________________________ _________
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