[TowerTalk] (UV resist & shielded) Need rotator or cont'l cable - 350 ft of

[Steve Davis -Davis RF Co.]

                re:  12 conductor Steppir control cable
Mike,   Tnx for the inq'y.
Please contact me directly at my email or phone, and indicate the length you 
need.  I think it better of me not to get into one on one specific inquiries 
via this good web site and its readers.   Tnx, Steve   K1PEK    DAVIS  RF 
Co.

73,   Steve ,  K1PEK,
>
> DAVIS RF Co.,  Div. of Orion Wire Co., Inc.
>
> Wire, Cable, RF Connectors and wire aerial parts.   LMR, Heliax, Eupen
>
> Commercial / Military / & Custom Cable Design
>
> tel:  978-369-1738     Fax:  978-369-3484
> www.DavisRF.com

>   1. Re: (UV resist & shielded) Need rotator cable - 350 ft of
>      2-12 & 2-18 (Mike)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:08:20 -0700
> From: "Mike" <noddy1211 at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] (UV resist & shielded) Need rotator cable -
> 350 ft of 2-12 & 2-18
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <016901c9b65c$8f2ce3a0$ad86aae0$@net>
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> Do you have the 12 conductor Steppir control cable?
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Hi Frank,
>
>   DAVIS RF  Co. can get you all types of control cable, same as Wireman or
> otherwise (most control cables not yet on our web site).   Also, you may
> want to consider a shielded cable, depending on the application (not
> necessary in most rotator app's).  Lastly,  we are the only one I know 
> that
> supplies exclusively Polyethylene  (PE) control cables.  PE is not
> susceptible to UV, whereas PVC is (and most PVC control cables do not have
> anti UV ingredient).
>
> Please contact me if I can help.  Our prices are very good, we're cable
> design engineers, and of course,   we are very friendly.   HI
>
> 73,   Steve ,  K1PEK,
>
> DAVIS RF Co.,  Div. of Orion Wire Co., Inc.
>
> Wire, Cable, RF Connectors and wire aerial parts.   LMR, Heliax, Eupen
>
> Commercial / Military / & Custom Cable Design
>
> tel:  978-369-1738     Fax:  978-369-3484
> www.DavisRF.com
>
>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun,  5 Apr 2009 17:57:59 -0400 (EDT)
>> From: <donovanf at starpower.net>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need rotator cable - 350 ft of 2-12 & 2-18
>> for M2 Orion 2800
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Cc: W5WZ at arrl.net
>> Message-ID: <20090405175759.CDG00399 at ms10.lnh.mail.rcn.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> Scott,
>>
>> You will have problems with inaccurate rotator position indication if you
>> use 4 wire cable on the Orion 2800 rotator.  Noise from the motor causes
>> the position indicator to read false pulses if the two small wires are in
>> the same cable as the large motor wires.
>>
>> I use two separate cables on my Orion rotators.  The position indicator
>> has been completely trouble-free, despite the 500 foot cable lengths.
>>
>> 73
>> Frank
>> W3LPL
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>>>Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 13:55:21 -0500
>>>From: "Scott Dickson, W5WZ" <W5WZ at arrl.net>
>>>Subject: [TowerTalk] Need rotator cable - 350 ft of 2-12 & 2-18 for M2
>>>Orion 2800
>>>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>>
>>>I need 350 ft of rotator cable for the M2 Orion 2800.  For this length,
>>>the
>>>manual recommends minimum of 2-12 and 2-18.  The Wireman is the only
>>>source
>>>I've been able to locate.
>>>
>>>Are there others?
>>>
>>>--Scott, W5WZ