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Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 260, Issue 2 - OR2800 cable type

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 260, Issue 2 - OR2800 cable type
From: w5wz@w5wz.com
Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:24:44 -0500
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Paul N1BUG,

I have an OR2800, with ~ 400 ft cable run. 270 ft is in conduit underground, and then 130 ft up the tower.

I use 12-2 + ground UF direct burial romex in the conduit and up the tower for the motor leads, and 2 runs of RG-6 for the pulse counter; center conductors for the signals, and the shields are bonded together at the top and bottom of the tower, and also at the shack entry single point ground system. No cable problems since installation in 2009; however I have had to replace the pulse counter in the rotator once.

--Scott, W5WZ

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