[NLRS] Need advice on use of LMR-400 with rotor

[Duane - N9DG]

I also concur. Been using plain 400 for years no problems. A generous sized loop is key, and along with that, be installed so that there isn't any short section of the cable that takes all of the flexing..

Duane
N9DG

(Who *is* planning on being active on the bands again some day, .... yes, really...)


--- On Thu, 5/6/10, tosca005 at umn.edu <tosca005 at umn.edu> wrote:

> From: tosca005 at umn.edu <tosca005 at umn.edu>
> Subject: Re: [NLRS] Need advice on use of LMR-400 with rotor
> To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 1:51 PM
> 
> 
> David:
> 
> I concur completely with W0ZQ (no surprise there) -- I have
> used lots of 
> LMR400 on my home rotator system for many years with zero
> problems, and 
> I've used it on the rover also, but unlike Jon's prior
> setups, my rover 
> setup DOES include a rotator. Just leave a reasonably
> generous loop, as Jon 
> said. I haven't gone to the Ultra-Flex type until I added
> some LMR600UF for 
> the higher bands.
> 
> 73 de W0JT
> 
> On May 6 2010, jcplatt1 at mmm.com
> wrote:
> 
> >David - I use LMR400 on my home station and simply use
> big loops around the
> >rotator - no problem for years.  I also use LMR400
> on my rover system which
> >is fixed - I turn the car to change bearing.  This
> will be changing shortly
> >with a "Rev B" rover rack that will incorporate a
> rotator (come to
> >Aurora'10 to see) and I plan to use LMR400 there too.
> >
> >73, Jon
> >W0ZQ
> 
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