I like the maximum cable resistance specification suggestion! Stations may
have a mixture of wire gauges leading to and up the tower. Too bad
manufactures will never provide that data.
John KK9A
Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
On 2025-03-24 4:51 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> It would be nice if rotator manufactures supplied the voltage and
> current specs so anyone with a little knowledge of Ohm's law could
> figure out the appropriate wire size to use.
... or even easier simply specified a maximum cable resistance:
<https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/copper-wire-d_1429.html> US
<https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/copper-aluminum-conductor-resistance-d_1
877.html>
metric
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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