[TowerTalk] Minimum Rotor cable for 250 ft run

[Cqtestk4xs at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/28/2006 4:28:54 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time,  
k4gmh at arrl.net writes:

The T2X  here is mounted over 250 ft from the shack.  Number 12 Romex 
(outdoor  type) is used to power the motor.  Also, the phase reversal 
capacitor  is mounted next to the T2X on the tower saving two 
wires.  Works  great.
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I used plain old 2 conductor (with ground) number 14 house wiring for all  my 
really long runs up to around 450 feet at my old location.  I ran two  sets 
parallel (total 6 wires) to my rotors and then mounted the cap at the  rotor.  
That was back in the old days when you could get a roll of 1000  feet for 
around $60.  It WAS  a pretty cheap way to go.
 
By the way, after ten years in the FL sun this indoor stuff was getting a  
little brittle.  But hey, who really cares.  You can always recycle it  like I 
did into nice ground wire for verticals.
 
Bill K4XS/KH6