Thanks for posting this idea. That is excellent. I've ordered those pigtails from W4RT and will try something like your idea. I had ordered some 8 pin mini DIN connectors from Cablestogo but I'm not sure I can solder wires on those tiny pins. Those pigtails will solve that problem.
I'm working on a portable 43' vertical wire antenna for Field Day. I have a fiberglass mast from Max Gain Systems with a 43' wire running to the top of it. I have the FC-40 at the base with the antenna wire on the antenna post and some radials connected to the ground post. It is tuning everything from 10 meters down to 160 but I need a longer control cable since the radio will probably be about 100 feet from the antenna. I'm using the FT-450 with it for Field Day but have also tried my FT-857D.
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--- In YaesuTuner@..., "Charles Penry" <charles@...> wrote:
To remote my FC-40 I use Ethernet cables with DIN to RJ adapters. I bought
the male and female DIN connectors with short pigtails from W4RT and the
Ethernet cables and connectors from Home Depot. The RJ connectors come in a
small plastic box for surface mounting on a wall, like the old wired phone
jacks. I just ran the DIN connector wires to the screw terminals in the RJ
connector boxes.
I have used two 100' cables with a double female RJ connector between them
and it worked great at 200' total length. Just watch out for all the
swapping of wires in Ethernet cables - it's been too long since I built mine
and I don't remember if the wires cross.
73,
Charles
WA5VHU / YI9VHU
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Subject: [YaesuTuner] extending tuner control cables
I want to purchase a fc40 but need to locate it 30-40 feet away from the
shack outside. What are you guys using to extend the 15 meter long cables?
