Good news on the cable. I just heard back from Remi the engineer at
US Tower. He states,
"The cable needed for the RMC1000 is a 7~8 conductors #22. It does
not carry 120V. It can run in the same conduit with the other cables."
Remi has been terrific to me by the way. He is the shining light at
US Tower. The company apparently has a brisk commercial business and
perhaps hams are well down the list of valued customers. Time will
tell and I will report back on my experience. Howard W6HDG
At 10:33 AM 11/6/2014, you wrote:
The RMC-1000 requires a 7 conductor cable. There is very little
current flowing since it only controls relays in the external
unit. The only concern is that the cable carries 120VAC so it
should be rated for that. I have a 100' run of 7 conductor, 20 AWG
cable run inside of the conduit that carries the 120VAC power to the motor.
-Mike-
WA6ZTY
From: Howard W6HDG <W6HDG@arrl.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2014 9:25 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] RMC-1000 remote - what type of cable to run?
I've got a US Tower MA-770MDP on order with the RMC-1000 remote. I
want to prewire my shack before the tower arrives. Does anyone know
the specifics of the required cable - how many conductors and
sizes? I don't imagine that US Tower will be providing this cable,
will it? Tnx Howard W6HDG
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