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1. [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: Filipe Lopes <ct1ilt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:44:02 +0200; Hi guys, I am putting a temporary tower about 200m away for INBAND during CQ WW SSB. My question is regarding the rotor, what kind of cable or how should one rotate the rotor at such distance? I gues; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00209.html (6,779 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:08:38 -0700; Ohm's Law is your friend, but Yaesu's tech data is not. :) They don't give you a maximum permitted resistance so you must compute it. I have a 350 ft run on my Yaesu rotator. I had to figure conducto; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00210.html (8,060 bytes)
3. [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:07:43 -0700; <Ohm's Law is your friend, but Yaesu's tech data is not. :) They don't give you a maximum permitted resistance so you must compute it. I have a 350 ft run on my Yaesu rotator. I had to figure conduct; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00213.html (9,202 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: "Ed Sawyer" <sawyered@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:12:27 -0400; Filipe. Another option is to use a 15V supply. Allow the voltage drop. And use a wireless connection to the rotor using a system like GH Everywhere. You might need a directional antenna on the receiv; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00214.html (7,581 bytes)
5. [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:26:54 -0700; <Ohm's Law is your friend, but Yaesu's tech data is not. :) They don't give you a maximum permitted resistance so you must compute it. I have a 350 ft run on my Yaesu rotator. I had to figure conduct; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00215.html (8,495 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:51:35 -0700; I like using this website for that sort of thing. http://www.calculator.net/voltage-drop-calculator.html Dave AB7E On 10/14/2017 10:08 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On 10/14/2017 9:44 AM, Filipe Lopes wrote; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00216.html (9,314 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:55:40 -0400; The rotator should work fine if you use large enough wire. You may need 6mm or larger wire. I have rotators with 130m control lines and have no issues. However, I think most stations use verticals fo; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00217.html (7,487 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 16:07:56 -0400; Mistyped I meant to say your might need 3mm or larger wire. The rotator should work fine if you use large enough wire. You may need 6mm or larger wire. I have rotators with 130m control lines and hav; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00218.html (8,272 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H <ea1ddo@hotmail.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 20:16:28 +0000; Hi all, Actually there are other options based on to install a remote controller on the mast/tower, then control remotely by Ethernet, Wifi, FibreOptic, etc. One of those options is the K3NG system:; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00219.html (10,767 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>; Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:30:11 -0700; If you relocate the motor capacitors to the tower end of the cable, you can tolerate more resistance in the cable. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ __________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00221.html (7,305 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: "AA6DX - Mark" <aa6dx@arrl.net>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:21:36 -0700; RRR -- Big wire works fine. Don't be thinking of only "Rotator Control Cable" -- Locally Romex was the least expensive route. Then go to rotator wire at each end, like into the shack and at the base; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00336.html (10,163 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:38:32 -0400; Absolutely correct Mark, regular house wire is the way to go. It is available in almost any size and readily available at any discount home improvement store. I have no "rotator cable" anywhere in my; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00339.html (10,184 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] rotor @ 200m distance (score: 1): Author: Filipe Lopes <ct1ilt@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:50:07 +0200; Thanks to everyone who answered either directly or via the mailing list. I ended up using EA4TX ARS-USB controller with some ethernet connection. CU guys next weekend 73's Filipe Lopes CT1ILT - CR6K; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-10/msg00401.html (8,147 bytes)

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