[TowerTalk] Rotor cable terminations

Bill Heinzinger w9ol@dataflo.net
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:58:03 -0500


Gosh
As a boat owner I have a couple of those as spares.
Never thought about them for the rotor.
They would be perfect. AND CHEAP!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <n8ug@juno.com>
To: <cqwire@juno.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:38 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotor cable terminations


> 
> The current Towertalk thread is interesting and moves me to a refreshment
> of the popular molded trailer-type models available. On the up-side, they
> are molded, sealed, inexpensive and very rugged. They can be
> weatherproofed with one turn of tape, or, with daily connect/reconnect
> cycling, just a tad of silicone or white grease to ward off moisture.
> They come in a wide variety of conductor counts, 6 and 8 being the most
> popular, and odd gender counts are no problem. For example, one male and
> two females in the shack near the control provide a quick and easy means
> of disconnect from the control box and connect to a second female, all of
> whose conductors are combined to ground for lightning protection.  
> On the down side. the conductor sizes are a bit large for some
> applications, and the color schemes are not perfect, but after
> installation, so what! They are not designed for bulkhead use, but can be
> adapted by the use of either a plain or weatherproof romex-type panel
> clamps.
> They are installed by manual splicing and soldering or by using
> crimp-type  butt connectors.
> The basic 8 pole set #352 is under $7, 6 pole #353 is under $5. We'll
> help with further info if needed.
> 73,
> 
> Press Jones, N8UG, The Wireman, Inc., Landrum, SC, 29356
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