[TowerTalk] Yaesu rotors -Length and Gauge of Control CableRecommended

[Pete Smith]

I have had runs of UFB serving this purpose for 15 years, lying on the 
ground.  They deteriorate a bit under UV, but no faults yet (fingers 
crossed).

73, Pete N4ZR

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On 8/11/2011 2:04 PM, K0DAN wrote:
> Their manual specs "#20 AWG or larger", which doesn't really tell you much,
> since they don't say if it's a 20' or 2000' run!
>
> If I was putting in a new 200' run of rotor cable, I'd get something with a
> really good exterior (UV/direct burial/etc.) jacket and scale up to #16 or
> #18 wire. Remember, you only need to handle current on the motor windings so
> they're the only ones that need to be fat. Commercial rotor cable usually
> gives you 4 pairs of stranded copper, with one (sometimes two) pair a
> heavier gauge.
>
> Also, you can run two lengths of cable and parallel the wires, adding to
> redundancy and current handling.
>
> GL es 73
>
> Dan
> K0DAN
>
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> CableRecommended
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>> While we are on the subject, I want to place an 800DXA about 175-200ft
>> from
>> my station. What GAUGE of wire/rotor cable would be BEST (not minimal OR
>> maximum like 10gauge!) to use considering this distance? I don't want to
>> use
>> the minimum required, would rather be safe than sorry. -Thanks in advance.
>> - MIke
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