Mail Archive Search: <+subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*\[TowerTalk\]\s+Phillystran\s+damaged\?\s*$/>

Results:

References: [ +subject:/^(?:^\s*(re|sv|fwd|fw)[\[\]\d]*[:>-]+\s*)*\[TowerTalk\]\s+Phillystran\s+damaged\?\s*$/: 11 ]

Total 11 documents matching your query.

1. [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:57:15 -0400; My 4L SteppIR uses small diameter Phillystran as a bridle for the boom, clamped with saddle clamps. I have the antenna on the ground, and was going to replace the saddle clamps with stainless steel o; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00457.html (6,930 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:01:24 -0400; The core of Phillystran is Kevlar (IIRC) and is made up of many fine strands. When clamped that allows the jacket to flatten or distort considerably without a great deal of loss in strength. OTOH any; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00459.html (8,705 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:58:50 -0400; Thanks, Gerald. Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/m; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00460.html (8,876 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:08:27 -0400; It uses a thimble, and 4 clamps. I don't understand "if the cable is just placed under either the U-bolt or saddle". AFAICS, there is no other way to use saddle clamps than to place both sides of the; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00461.html (10,325 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m73@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:03:24 -0400; Phillystran. Generally good advice, and of course you don't want to damage the Phillystran, but in the case of the 4-el SteppIR boom support, I would advise cranking the nuts as tight as you can by h; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00469.html (12,169 bytes)
6. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:45 -0400; You don't mean just finger tight, do you? No wrench? Mine were put on pretty tightly. Surprisingly, very easy to take off. Good to know. Having snagged it, then what? How did he get it close enough t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00475.html (8,726 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m73@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:57:03 -0400; Not finger-tight, but as tight as you can go with a nut driver. I wouldn't use a ratchet. He didn't have to. As I understand it, Doug assembled the cable end in the normal way with thimble, cable cl; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00477.html (10,846 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:24:34 -0400; Right. AHA! Brilliant. Thanks for sharing. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.co; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00479.html (9,173 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Doug Grant <dougk1dg@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:21 +0000; Here's what I did: The boom truss cable clamps that were loose were out at the element end. When they loosened up enough, the Phillystran slipped out, around the thimble, and ended up dangling from t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00481.html (9,511 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: Mike <nf4l@nf4l.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:56:56 -0400; Genius, Doug. For some reason it reminds me of when a couple of us put a garbage can upside down on the college flagpole. _______________________________________________ _____________________________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00482.html (10,167 bytes)
11. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran damaged? (score: 1): Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:29:12 -0400; It's a balancing act. I'd certainly go tighter than "hand tight" and use a wrench or preferably nut driver to "snug them up" *Generally* there isn't a lot of load on the boom truss except with the re; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00483.html (14,173 bytes)

Current List: 1 - 11
Page: [1]