Semi-remoting the controller for a Yaesu G5400
21 Aug
2009
21 Aug
'09
1:21 p.m.
My Yaesu G-5400 rotor pair is about 150' from my shack.
I am wanting to gauge the feasibility of putting the rotor controller within 100' (due to on-hand control cable lengths) of the antennas (in a garage).
I would then run a separate (on-hand) PC-controller cable (fewer conductors as using the DIN interface on the back of the controller) to the rotor controller box from a PC and adapter / interface (if needed) in my shack (approx. 50').
Is it crazy to consider or should I just pony up for more of the (dual) rotor control cable and run the control box itself in my shack?
What would I need to do at the PC end to appropriately 'signal' the 'semi-remote' control box.
Ideas?
Thanks,
Lowell K9LDW
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