[TowerTalk] Orion 2800 cable feedback

al.n6ta at gmail.com al.n6ta at gmail.com
Sat May 7 14:00:26 EDT 2022


Thanks to all that responded to my simple inquiry.  Great to hear of all the
innovative options that have been successfully employed.

Wireman seems to have the identical cable at a better price.

Other cables that are designed for rotators with more feedback can be used
by parallel connections to meet the current.

Plenum cables may or may not be good for outdoor use where UV and water
intrusion should be managed.

Though the 'official cable' uses AWG 12, my run of about 200' probably does
not need that gauge.

There are those users, including those in multi-multi contest environments
that have NOT shielded the feedback wires and have had no problems over the
years.

My tower is telescoping so I am not going with solid conductors, like
'Romex' styles.  Those would likely work fine for a long time, I want
something that will collapse easily when the tower is down.

 

Tnx agn for all the great ideas!

73 de Al

N6TA



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