[TowerTalk] SteppIR problem...size wires? ala KH6

[Kelly Johnson]

Maybe, maybe not.  It's just another possibility.  The point is that
there HAS to be a way to make it work without moving the tower closer
to the house :-)


On 6/18/07, David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>
> Wouldn't it be simpler to design a proper line driver that would
> interface the SteppIR controller to a long cable?
>
> Dave  AB7E
>
>
>
> Kelly Johnson wrote:
> > Would it be possible to locate the SteppIR controller at the base of
> > the tower and remotely control the controller itself from the shack?
> > I think there are software programs that allow you to control the
> > controller via computer.  You could have a computer at the base of the
> > tower connected to the SteppIR controller.  The computer could then be
> > remotely connected to a computer in the shack via ethernet cable,
> > WiFi, or whatever.
> >
>
> > On 6/18/07, john at kk9a.com <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Bill, I would be very concerned about using a 650' control cable for this
> >> antenna after reading about all of AH6FC's problems with a four element
> >> SteppIR and a 500' cable.   You'll need the factory to assure you that this
> >> antenna is designed to work with such a long cable before purchasing it and
> >> shipping it to Hawaii.
> >>
> >> John KK9A
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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