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Re: [TowerTalk] Making guy lines visible

To: "'Mark Robinson'" <markrob@mindspring.com>, <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Making guy lines visible
From: "Bill Parry" <bparry@rgv.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:16:23 -0600
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When I put my tower up I had seen some bright yellow "tubes' that the power
company uses for making their guys wires more visibility.  I called the
power company and asked if I could buy them but they wouldn't do it ...but
did refer me to the company in San Antonio that made them. I called and they
said that I could buy them but the shipping was kinda high. Fortunately the
rep from the company was a ham and was driving down this way and he brought
them to my house. They are about an 1" in diameter and about 7-8 feet in
length.  They just snap on the guy wire. They have saved my old bald head a
number of times while mowing the lawn.  They work real nice. You might try
calling your power company.

Bill W5VX
 
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Robinson
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 8:55 AM
To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Making guy lines visible

I cut up short lengths of that cheap yellow rope that you get from Lowes and
tied 4 pieces to the lower guy at regular intervals. I think that mule tape
sprayed orange would work well too as it tends to flutter in the wind more.


Mark N1UK

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> On Jan 29, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote:
>
>> I have a guyed tower, and we're going to have a good number of 
>> construction vehicles on site for a new house build.  One of the guy 
>> wires is very near a natural parking area for contractors, and some 
>> of them may not get the word about driving into guy lines.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd like to make the guy very visible.
>>
>>
>>
>> I've seen some "balls" on guy wires designed to make them visible to 
>> aircraft. I'd like something of a bright color that I can fasten to 
>> the bottom 10 feet or so of the guy wires.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>> It should survive about a year.  I don't think tying a red rag to the 
>> guy is going to suffice.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dick, K6KR

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