[TowerTalk] CAT 5 as Rotator cable

[VE6JY Don Moman]

As others have said, CAT5 is pretty thin stuff.  I'd look around for common
house wiring  - 14/2 or similar  which is common and one of the cheapest
sources of decent gauge copper wire... CAT5 should be OK for the pot etc.

And on a personal note to Martin:   Nice meeting you last year when you were
over here - trust you got those deep piles in place if your tower
construction is that far along!  Best of luck with the project!

73 Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Sole" <msole at loxinfo.co.th>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 5:41 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] CAT 5 as Rotator cable


> The hole is dug, the tower will be up in, I hope, a matter of weeks, the
> store room has been inventoried and normal service will be resumed soon.
> Amongst all the 'stuff' I have a 100 metre drum of bright red CAT5 cable.
> What I don't have is anything really suitable to connect my Yaesu G800SDX
to
> its' control box.
>
> Question. Will CAT5 do the job?
>
> Distance is about 55 metres, say 180 feet.
>
> I would use one pair each for the motor winding and three separate wires
for
> the direction pot, shield would be bonded to the tower and ground system.
>
> 73's
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
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