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Subject: [Towertalk] Glen Martin Cable Clamp Diagram
From: kc5ajx@hotmail.com (Rick Bullon)
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 19:15:51 +0000
My question is if you go to the added expense of using Phillystran, why 
would use scrimp and use cable clamps instead of the big grips?????
73
Rick
KC5AJX





----Original Message Follows----
From: Jon Ogden <na9d@speakeasy.net>
To: David Robbins <k1ttt@arrl.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Glen Martin Cable Clamp Diagram
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:02:39 -0600

on 11/11/02 4:42 PM, David Robbins at k1ttt@arrl.net wrote:

 >
 > I seem to remember a discussion long ago about this.  I think it has
 > something to do with how slippery the outer jacket is.  Since it is very
 > flexible and can slip easily in the eye they wanted the extra friction
 > from the bigger saddles on the dead end so it was harder to pull
 > through.


I received the following reply from Glenn Martin when I asked why this was
the case.  Here is what I received back:

 >
 > Pulling tests from the manufacturer show that Kevlar is stronger when
 > installed using the instructions we have provided. If you would like more
 > information, I sugguest that you contact either Phillystran or Cortland
 > Cable.

There you go.

73,

Jon
NA9D
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