[TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax choices ?

[Steve Jones]

John-

Mine is coiled around the mast just above the flat top of the HDX 589.  When
the coils expand and contract during turning, they sometimes catch a corner
of the flat top of the tower.  The hose lets it slip past without getting
the cable scraped.

I used to use a different loop with my cubical quad, as the feedpoint was 4
feet away from the mast.  So I just let the cable hang down below the
feedpoint insulator and span the distance back to the mast.  But the SteppIR
feed is right above the tower so I'm using this approach now.

73,
Steve
N6SJ

-----Original Message-----
From: john at kk9a.com [mailto:john at kk9a.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 4:31 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Cc: n6sj at earthlink.net
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax choices ?

Perhaps I make my loops differently, what is your coax rubbing against?

John KK9A


To:	"'Mark Spencer'" <mspencer12345 at yahoo.ca>,	"'Tower Talk'"
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Rotor loop coax choices ?
From:	"Steve Jones" <n6sj at earthlink.net>
Date:	Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:34:14 -0700

I use Davis Bury-Flex for my rotor loop.  To protect it from abrasion, I put
it through a section of heavy duty flexible garden hose.

73,
Steve
N6SJ