[TowerTalk] Yaesu G-2800 wiring long run

[David Robbins K1TTT]

I easily run a 2800 at the end of about 350' of stock belden 9405 cable...
that's 16 ga motor and 18 ga indicator wires.  


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of James M. Daly
> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 18:50
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu G-2800 wiring long run
> 
> I have been granted a variance for 57ft of tower and antenna, not bad
> considering the town zoning permits no antennas of any kind. I am going to
> put up a Tashjian/Tri-Ex LM-354 with an OptiBeam OB11-3 mounted 3ft above
> it.
> 
> The downside is that in a compromise with the zoning board I agreed to
> clear
> a metric buttload of virgin forest and position the base of the tower
> about
> 190ft from my operating position.
> 
> I am considering a Yaesu G-2800DXA rotator. Although I could probably get
> away with a G-1000, and save some dough, the OptiBeam is .84m/9sqft,
> 27kg/59.5lbs, with 6.25m/20.5ft of turning radius.
> 
> Considering the distance from the operating position to the rotator, which
> we will say is 245ft, I am open to wiring suggestions and vendor sources?
> Will the pins on the Yaesu end plugs accept larger gauge wire (like 14 or
> 12AWG)? If I understand correctly the 2800 comes with 40m of wire
> preassembled, should I order spare plugs ahead of time, or splice in
> larger
> gauge wire a short distance from either plug end?
> 
> Has anyone measured the maximum amperage these rotators draw down,
> schematics show the transformer in the controller for the 2800 producing
> 26V/3.5A but I could not find a detail on the current demand from the
> motor.
> Perhaps the Yaesus are non-starter at these distances and someone would
> suggest a different rotator, keeping cost in mind?
> 
> And on a side note; is there any significant advantage to using 9913 coax
> over RG-213 at these lengths when operating at 10-20m frequencies?
> 
> Thanks for any insight.
> 
> Peace
> James - AD1L
> 
> 
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