Yes with enough engineering knowledge, time and money it is very possible.
Maybe someone will design a driver box for long cable runs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>
To: "David Gilbert" <xdavid@cis-broadband.com>
Cc: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, 18 June, 2007 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] SteppIR problem...size wires? ala KH6
> Maybe, maybe not. It's just another possibility. The point is that
> there HAS to be a way to make it work without moving the tower closer
> to the house :-)
>
>
> On 6/18/07, David Gilbert <xdavid@cis-broadband.com> wrote:
>>
>> Wouldn't it be simpler to design a proper line driver that would
>> interface the SteppIR controller to a long cable?
>>
>> Dave AB7E
>>
>>
>>
>> Kelly Johnson wrote:
>> > Would it be possible to locate the SteppIR controller at the base of
>> > the tower and remotely control the controller itself from the shack?
>> > I think there are software programs that allow you to control the
>> > controller via computer. You could have a computer at the base of the
>> > tower connected to the SteppIR controller. The computer could then be
>> > remotely connected to a computer in the shack via ethernet cable,
>> > WiFi, or whatever.
>> >
>>
>> > On 6/18/07, john@kk9a.com <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Bill, I would be very concerned about using a 650' control cable for
>> >> this
>> >> antenna after reading about all of AH6FC's problems with a four
>> >> element
>> >> SteppIR and a 500' cable. You'll need the factory to assure you that
>> >> this
>> >> antenna is designed to work with such a long cable before purchasing
>> >> it and
>> >> shipping it to Hawaii.
>> >>
>> >> John KK9A
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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