#10, #12, and #14 wire used for electrical wiring in homes found at you local
hardware store is readily available and is quite cheap. The gauge should be
more than enough for the current requirements. Standard Roman cable would also
be an option too.Chuck K9LC
-------- Original message --------From: Bill via TowerTalk
<towertalk@contesting.com> Date: 11/25/20 4:29 PM (GMT-06:00) To:
towertalk@contesting.com Subject: [TowerTalk] Yaesu rotor cable Received the
first pf the Yaesu rotators today and of course they come with 130 feet of
cable which is , I think 6 wires with 18AWG My problem is that I have much
longer runs to the proposed tower location. The longest is about 330 feet to
the top of the tower, with several others ranging from230 to around 300 feet.
The instructions say nothing anout using larger guage wires for longer runs and
recommend 18 guage fpor longer runs.This is not consistent with what I
experienced with the Tailtwisters which recommended heavier guage for longer
runs. Bottom line: Has anyone run longer lengths of rotor cable to the Yaesu
2800s. If so, what gauge did you use? I don't want to over spec this thinig
but I don't want to undersize it either.Ideas?Bill
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