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Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower damaged by lightning

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower damaged by lightning
From: "Julio Peralta" <jperalta4@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:50:48 -0400
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Steve that is not the case in Florida, cables last 5-10 years in the salt
air environment here. I've even seen 2 collapse because of rotten cables and
of course the towers and antennas were severely damaged.

Julio, W4HY also a US Tower authorized service and installer rep

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:29 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com; john@kk9a.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower damaged by lightning

 
In a message dated 4/28/2010 4:38:49 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:

>  I don't know why lightning would damage your steel tower  cables.  I 
never 
replaced my guy wires after a strike.  US  Towers recommends changing 
cables 
frequently, regardless of lightning, but  very few people do it. 
 
    For one they typically can't - it's not an easy  job.
 
    Also, the 3-year cable replacement recommended by  UST is a weasel 
clause. That is, if you have some semi-fatal problem and you  didn't replace
the 
cables, they can weasel out of any responsibility. 
 
    In typical usage, I've never seen crank-up cables  that actually should 
have been replaced - even in crank-ups 20 years old and  older.
 
Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH 



 
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