Yep .we used. LMR 400 to power custom made receive amps for WMux radios we
modified long time ago.

Jaime Solorza
On Nov 2, 2015 3:51 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just make sure if you hook it up to 120 VAC main current you don’t put the
> hot wire on the outer conductor of the coax...
>
> *From:* Ty Featherling <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, November 02, 2015 3:43 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] using heliax for DC power up tower?
>
> Thanks all, great solution Josh!
>
> -Ty
>
>
>
> -Ty
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> You can run DC *or* AC over it.
>>
>> Think of it this way, 1000 watt ham radio puts 223 volts AC (at RF
>> frequencies) on the coax and everything is just fine.
>>
>> All CATV systems put 60 or 90 volts AC on the line to power the amps.
>>
>> *From:* Ty Featherling <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 02, 2015 2:09 PM
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] using heliax for DC power up tower?
>>
>> Any reason I couldn't use 1/4" heliax I already have in place up a tower
>> to run power to a POE switch?
>>
>> This is the stuff:
>> https://www.tessco.com/products/displayProductInfo.do?sku=469162
>>
>> -Ty
>>
>
>

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