Hi Jim,
The only convenient way I have found to secure cables coming down the tower
are the coax arms with open/overlapping circles at the end of each
shaft. They aren't cheap, but u only have to buy them once.
I get mine from IIX products in Illinois
<http://www.w9iix.com/contents.htm>. They are well galvanized and a little
less expensive than "the brands". U just put one coax arm about every 15
to 20 feet on the tower. U can arrange to clamp them inside or outside
depending on which method u prefer. It makes pulling out individual cables
very convenient.
Good luck!
73 de Frank KB8XU
At 10:20 AM 8/19/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Rework of all antennas has led to rework of feedlines and control cables .
>. .
>
>I plan to reroute and secure the cables up the entire length of the tower. I
>don't like the previous methods I've used:
>
>1. Cable ties around tower legs add another place for your climbing
>lanyard to
>bind on.
>2. A lot of cable ties suffer from environmental breakdown.
>3. Electrical tape is pretty good, EXCEPT when you need to change a single
>cable, you don't want to remove them all! How do you attach cables to tower
>legs so they are individually serviceable?
>
>Currently, this Rohn 25 tower has six RG-213 runs, one 1/2-inch hardline run
>and three control cables terminating at various heights.
>
>73,
>
>Jim K1IR
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