[TowerTalk] Yaesu 2800DXA

[john at kk9a.com]

If I recall Yaesu did not give a lot of details regarding the wires  
for the G2800DXA. The two G2800DXA's that I had in Aruba always worked  
in cold weather using the supplied cable:)  You could see what gauge  
wire Yaesu supplied with their cable and try not to exceed that total  
resistance. Your sensor conductor size should be fine but I would  
substantially increase the motor wires from the ~13AWG (2 x 16AWG)  
equivalent that you are now using.  Just buy a roll or two of THHN and  
use your four 16AWG for an antenna switch or something.

John KK9A aka P40A



Wayne Kline w3ea wrote:

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I  have a Yaesu 2800DXA rotor on my 40/30 antenna. It’s rotor length  
to the antenna is   390 ft.

I am using the 6 conductor 18 ga on the tower 80   ft.  and  2X16 ga  
and 6X20ga   with two  extra wires added  one to  CCW and  one to CW  
motor control.  B MY issue is  during the winter below 30 deg. F. many  
time to rotor will not turn in that cold  WX

The control  box  is  ab Green Heron RT21 ???    bigger wire to the base ?

Wayne W3EA,