[TowerTalk] Wire for prop pitch?

Wayne Kline w3ea at hotmail.com
Wed Dec 5 10:21:08 EST 2012


Not to repeat others.  But at my last QTH I used  200/ run of 10/2 UF to the base of the tower and 120' of  12/2 up the tower to the motor   conection. was there 18 years  till it's tear down. Wayne, W3EA  
 > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 07:16:31 -0800
> From: robolt at yahoo.com
> To: john at kk9a.com; towertalk at contesting.com
> CC: rich at n7tr.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wire for prop pitch?
> 
> XHHW may be a better (though more expensive) choice given it's higher UV resistance and heavier jacket.  http://www.distributorwire.com/blog/index.php/wire-cable-products/xhhw-wire/
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> > From: "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com>
> >To: towertalk at contesting.com 
> >Cc: rich at n7tr.com 
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 7:33 AM
> >Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wire for prop pitch?
> > 
> >I have 450' runs to my prop pitch rotators and I purchased three 500 foot
> >rolls of THHN wire at Home Depot for each motor.  I used 18ga two wire
> >cable for the reed switch.
> >
> >John KK9A
> >
> >
> >To:     "towertalk at contesting.com"
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Wire for prop pitch?
> >From:     Rich Hallman - N7TR <rich at n7tr.com>
> >Date:     Tue, 4 Dec 2012 18:32:29 +0000
> >
> >I'm installing a k7nv prop pitch rotor in a few months and wanted to
> >know what
> >and where others have purchased their 10 gauge 3 conductor wire from?
> >This
> >will be around 350 feet long and need to bury the run.   I looked at
> >10/2 romex
> >with ground and may be the best option.
> >
> >Thanks....
> >Rich.    N7TR
> >
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