FWIW - twisted pair calculator - https://www.eeweb.com/toolbox/twisted-pair
Bob - W3DK > -----Original Message----- > From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Guy > Olinger K2AV > Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:09 AM > To: Walter Underwood > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft] RFI on K3s > > If one has a source of the red/black #10 zip cord (seemingly very common in > the > US), then simply zip it apart, and then twist it yourself. Then you still > have the > advantage of the color-coded wires. > > The #10 stuff I've got is 2 round insulated #10 medium stranded wires, one red > insulated, one black, tacked together, which separates very easily to a pair > of > round wires, ideal for twisting. > > The better deal is to keep all leads as short as possible. > > 73, Guy K2AV > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Walter Underwood > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Belen appears to make a 10 AWG twisted pair cable, but I only see it > > available in 500 foot spools. Search for "Belden 8678”. > > > > > > https://www.anixter.com/en_us/products/5T00UP-008500/BELDEN/Multi- > Pair > > -Multi-Conductor-Cable/p/B5T00UP-500 > > < > > https://www.anixter.com/en_us/products/5T00UP-008500/BELDEN/Multi- > Pair > > -Multi-Conductor-Cable/p/B5T00UP-500 > > > > > http://www.alliedelec.com/belden-8678-060500/70004200/ < > > http://www.alliedelec.com/belden-8678-060500/70004200/> > > > > http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Belden-Wire-Cable/8678- > 060500/?qs= > > GjJS1gozy%2FMvzJLBfKAfoA%3D%3D > > < > > http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Belden-Wire-Cable/8678- > 060500/?qs= > > GjJS1gozy/MvzJLBfKAfoA== > > > > > > > Might be worth organizing a group or club purchase. Or maybe PowerWerx > > could carry it. > > > > wunder > > K6WRU > > Walter Underwood > > CM87wj > > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog) > > > > > On Jun 20, 2016, at 11:19 PM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP > > > <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > No, unfortunately. > > > There is a large Ace Hardware near me and places to buy building > > materials, but it's the not the same. > > > > > > 73, > > > Vic, 4X6GP > > > Rehovot, Israel > > > Formerly K2VCO > > > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ > > > > > > On 21 Jun 2016 08:19, Fred C. Jensen wrote: > > >> Home Depot is in Israel too? > > >> > > >> Fred K6DGW > > >> > > >> Vic Rosenthal <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Get some no. 10 stranded wire at Home Depot (etc.), double it > > >>> over, > > put one end in a vise and the other in the chuck of your electric > > drill and twist away. Not shielded, but much better than parallel > > wires. I suppose you could strip some RG-8 if you really wanted to shield > > it. > > >>> > > >>> Vic 4X6GP > > >>> > > >>>> On 20 Jun 2016, at 22:54, DGB <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Jim ... where does one find #10 twisted pair? Is it shielded? > > >>>> > > >>>> thanks 73 Dwight NS9I > > >>>> > > >>>>> On 6/20/2016 12:59 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > > >>>>>> On Mon,6/20/2016 10:33 AM, James Walker wrote: > > >>>>>> Is it normal to register voltage as low as I’m seeing on my K-3? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> What you're seeing sounds like IR drop in the DC cable. How long > > >>>>> is > > the DC cable between the K3 and the power supply? What wire gauge? Is > > there any equipment (like distribution panel) in between? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> This is a great application for a short length of #10 twisted > > >>>>> pair > > between the PSU and rig. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> 73, Jim K9YC > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > Elecraft mailing list > > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this > > > email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > > > [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to > > [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
