Why DC?  Why not just tie the center conductor to a circuit breaker and make 
sure the shield is tied to the neutral bar.  Then you have all kinds of options 
up there.  

From: Josh Luthman via Af 
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 9:20 AM
To: [email protected] 
Subject: [AFMUG] New site DC power help

I am getting onto a new site that is a building.  The owner has given me free 
permission to use anything I want that Sprint left.  That's the nice building 
as well as 6 heavy duty >1" thick coax runs from the base to the top of the 
tower. 

What I would like to do is run DC on one of these.  They have connectors that 
look twice as big as N connectors.  How can I go from this connector to a DC 
power supply?  What about at the top from the coax to a regulator?

Am I correct in assuming the center pin would be hot and the outside/threading 
be neutral?


Would 24vdc be OK for this?  Or would 48vdc be better?

Thanks in advance for any help!  I'd like to avoid running 10 feet of wire and 
soldering if at all possible.


Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
1100 Wayne St
Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373

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