This thread is getting quite long in the tooth. However, it caused me to
wake up and realize I will be making a mistake to put up cat5 for the relay
boxes on the 40 meter beams. Had not thought about the weather issue
relating to cable jacket. So, I am now looking for an alternative cable.
Any recommendations? The relays draw only 40 ma or so, and the run will be
about 200 feet.
For my application cat5 is too small for the rotators. On the 150 foot
tower there is a Yaesu 1000DXA at the top and three TIC 1022's below. I
have Wireman rotor cable for all. I wanted the recommended 6-18ga for the
Yaesu, but that is on back order, so I just bought the next higher cable:
6-18ga + 2-16ga. The two 16's and four of the 18's are used for the TIC's.
The Yaesu uses the six 18's.
Keith
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of R. Kevin Stover
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:36 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] CAT 5 as Rotator cable
Cat5e is a really bad choice for rotor cable.
The conductors are very small, 26ga or smaller depending on the quality of
the cable, they are solid copper and will break if you look at them the
wrong way. I'm also sure the jacket on standard Cat5e isn't rated for
outdoor use and will deteriorate rapidly in the UV and weather.
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R.Kevin Stover
Systems/Network Admin
Iowa Quality Beef L.L.C
3337 L. Ave.
Tama, IA 52339
E-mail:kstover@iowaqualitybeef.com, rkstover@mchsi.com
Phone: 641-484-2290 ext. 330
Fax: 641-484-2450
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