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1. [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Wilson Lamb <infomet@embarqmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:27:00 -0500 (EST)
No real qualifications here, but when did that keep me from offering advice! In prep for some tower work which didn't happen, I bought some 3/16 aircraft cable and sleeves online. Not wanting to pay
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00128.html (7,289 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 20:58:31 +0000
WL. I also have used the alunimum double barrel press sleeves from Tractor Supply. I have used them for Boom Supports and end post corner supports.. I have has failures on my f-12 30/40 meter beam th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00129.html (9,158 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: <john@kk9a.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:34:00 -0500
This reminded me of a pressed sleeve failure on a wire rope that I once had with a brand new Telrex beam. Since then I have not trusted them. Anyway I think non-metallic Phillystran is a much better
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00130.html (6,983 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:57:14 -0800
On 2/26/21 12:58 PM, Wayne Kline wrote: WL. I also have used the alunimum double barrel press sleeves from Tractor Supply. I have used them for Boom Supports and end post corner supports.. I have has
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00131.html (7,523 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Richard Smith <n6kt1@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:12:49 +0000 (UTC)
John or Wayne, Do you have a photo or sketch of your preferred installation method? 73, Rich, N6KT On Friday, February 26, 2021, 01:34:12 PM PST, john@kk9a.com <john@kk9a.com> wrote: This reminded me
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00132.html (8,000 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 01:21:34 +0000
John, ALL my7 yagi antennas I now use Phillystran HTPG1200 with 1/8 stainless steel thimbles and three 1/8 SS cable clamps. I then use ¼ inch flooded heat shrink on the incapsalated live and tail end
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00133.html (9,621 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:39:15 -0800
Proper swaging of the sleeves is proven by measuring the compression of the sleeve with a go/no go gage. $20 is pretty cheap insurance for a beam needing a truss. https://loosnaples.com/swaging-acces
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00134.html (10,742 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:16:00 -0800
https://loosnaples.com/swaging-accessories/locoloc-go-no-go-gauges https://www.e-rigging.com/go-no-go-swage-gauge Cable clamps on Phillystran need to be torqued to spec a few times over a period of d
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00135.html (13,016 bytes)

9. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 21:36:54 -0800
"I then use ¼ inch flooded heat shrink on the incapsalated live and tail end of the phillystran." Can phillystran be heated without degradation? I have T&B 3:1 glue lined thick wall heatshrink on a 3
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00136.html (8,367 bytes)

10. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:11:53 -0800
Most anything you might want to know about the Kevlar in Phillystran is at https://www.dupont.com/content/dam/dupont/amer/us/en/safety/public/documents/en/Kevlar_Technical_Guide_0319.pdf I think (not
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00137.html (9,562 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 10:44:17 -0800
<No real qualifications here, but when did that keep me from offering advice! <In prep for some tower work which didn't happen, I bought some 3/16 aircraft cable and sleeves online. <Not wanting to p
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00138.html (9,426 bytes)

12. Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work (score: 1)
Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 19:16:25 +0000
Jim, My failure on pressed sleeves was on a hand crimping tool and double barrel alunimum frerrels. I have used cable slings @ Bethlehem Steel ( when I worked there ) on Nile 50T with 75K loads with
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-02/msg00139.html (11,083 bytes)

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