[TowerTalk] Romex for Rotor cable?

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

UFB doesn't stand up well, either, but mine has withstood 15 years of 
sun so far, and while it is kind of grotty looking on the surface, the 
insulation has not cracked yet.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/2/2012 12:21 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 3/1/2012 5:10 PM, Steve Jones wrote:
>> A while back on TowerTalk I saw a comment that a nice solution for long 8-conductor rotor cable runs is a pair of "12-3 with a ground" Romex cables,
> Hi Steve,
>
> I'm using two runs of 14-3 to run my Yaesu rotor. Total length is about
> 350 ft. Determined that it would work on the basis of Ohm's law and the
> permitted IR drop for the model I'm using.  It's laying on the ground.
> I wouldn't do that if it was carrying 120VAC. :)   This sort of cable
> doesn't stand up to UV, but mine runs through a dense redwood forest, so
> I'm not very worried. :)
>
> The fundamental reason for the restrictions of various types of cable in
> conduit is flamability and noxious fumes. It all came from "The Towering
> Inferno" 25 or so years ago.  For applications like this it doesn't matter.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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