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Control Cable revisited
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wb0m
Hi Everyone,
I'm new to this group, but not with couplers like the AH-4. I'm replacing my Icom AH-4 with the FC-40 since I've upgraded to the Yaesu FT-950. I've looked through the previous posts, but haven't read anything about what materials to use for the replacement. I already have CAT-5 cable (eight strands of wire) run to the present antenna, but it's pretty light gauge. Has anybody used CAt-5 cable for an extension? I will probably hack the current cable in two pieces and splice to the cable already there. Any thoughts? Tnx & 73, Jeff/wb0m |
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dj5hd
I made several control cables for me and my friends using CAT-5 cable,
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20m long, all work fine. The shields were connected to the metal parts of the mini-DIN connectors. 73, Jurgen, DJ5HD --- In YaesuTuner@..., "wb0m" <wb0m@...> wrote:
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wb0m
--- In YaesuTuner@..., "dj5hd" <jurgen@...> wrote:
Hello Jurgen, Tnx fer taking the time to reply. I've decided to replace the CAT-5 cable I now use with 8 conductor rotor wire. I cut the cable that Yaesu gave me and will splice the wire in between. At the tuner end I'll use a terminal strip and place it in a waterproof container and on the radio end I'll use a 9-pin molex connector so I can disconnect during storms. Tnx agn & 73, Jeff/wb0m |
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