[HCARC] Rotator Cable

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

Dale, I was going to ask you specifically, but I remembered you said you had 
been out of town.

I have finally found a cable that is made for the Yaesu rotators.  It is 6 
wire and made up in a 200 foot length by Jetstream.  The only question would 
be the reliability of Jetstream products - the cable at 16 and 18 gauge 
(that's what Yaesu recommends for over 40 meters) is only $119.00.  Heard 
anything positive or negative about Jetstream products??

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013




> Gary:
>
> It depends on what your rotor manufacturer calls for.
>
> Hy-Gain specifies the following minimum rotor wire gauges for their 
> rotors:
>
> Max. length Gauge for Terminals  1 & 2 Term. 3-8
> 125'           #18    #22
> 200            16     20
> 300            14         18
> 500            12     16
> 800            10     14
>
> Note that most Hy-Gain rotors use 8 wires: wires 1 and 2 are for supplying
> power, 3-8 for control voltages.
>
> I use an M2 Orion P2800PX rotor to turn my Force 12 Delta 6BA array. It 
> uses
> a 4 wire rotor cable. Wires 1 and 2 are for power, 3 and 4 for control
> voltages. My cable run is almost 650 ft. and I use a cable with two #12
> gauge wires for power, and two #18 gauge wires for the control voltages. I
> called the M2 distributor, Array Solutions in Dallas, before I bought the
> rotor and cable to be sure this gauge of cable would work for the long
> distance I needed to run it. I bought the rotor cable from the Wireman
> (www.thewireman.com). Shorter runs ( < 200 ft.) can use lighter gauge 
> wires.
>
>
> If you're using a different manufacturer's rotor, you'll need to check 
> with
> them for the minimum gauges wire you'll need for the rotor.
>
> There is no requirement that you use "rotor" wire to drive your rotor. Any
> good wire of the correct gauge that has a UV resistant jacket will work. 
> The
> advantage of using rotor wire is that all the conductors are bundled
> together. Good quality rotor wire will also have a metallic shield around
> the wire bundle, which may help reduce sensitivity to induced noise that 
> can
> affect pulsed control systems.
>
> 73,
>
> Dale - K4DG
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary and Arlene Johnson [mailto:qltfnish at omniglobal.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:06 PM
> To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [HCARC] Rotator Cable
>
> In the interest of making sure that he cable I pre-wire as rotator cable 
> is
> hefty enough for approx 175-200 feet, would 3 runs of this low voltage 
> (300
> V max) cable suffice??  I think it would but would like to be sure.
>
> 500Ft 16 Gauge 2 Wire 16/2 300V Landscape Lighting Cable for Direct Burial
> Black Gary J N5BAA HCARC Secretary 2013
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