On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:35:38 -0800, Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
WAY off the topic of towers, so I'll make it brief. Try to do as
much as possible with 12V equipment and 12V power. Inverters waste
efficiency and make lots of RF noise. No problem with finding good
options for audio gear, but TV may be tough. Or maybe not.
For 12V, run the biggest wiring you can afford. I'd say #8 or #6. Do
NOT use the chassis as return, run your power wiring as pairs. A
typical 100W ham rig pulls about 20A on transmit, 2A on receive.
Elecraft gear draws a lot less on receive, about the same on
transmit (unless you run lower power).
73,
Jim K9YC
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