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[TowerTalk] Tram Cable type?

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Tram Cable type?
From: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Sun Jul 13 22:31:55 2003
In a message dated 7/13/03 10:22:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rich@n7tr.com 
writes:

> What type of cable is everyone using for raising and lowering Antennas using
>  a tram system?  I need to replace my 20 year old stuff with something new,
>  and wondering what is being used, and where to purchase.

    Some 3/16" galvanized wire rope cable available at any hardware store is 
plenty for 98% of ham jobs. Even smaller will work okay if you're not doing 
anything huge - i.e. big 40M beams, etc. 

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
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