Hello Everyone, I have acquired a 190 ft 55G rotating tower with K0XG guy rings and ground base (it belonged to W8HO, SK). Does anyone know of a documentation archive for K0XG products? Information s
Hello Everyone, Does anyone have experience, good or bad, with the cam follower bearings that are used in K0XG guy rings? I have four rings, and all of the bearings spin freely. Nevertheless, the tim
Hello Ed et al., Thanks for the great info. The engineering data from McGill is extraordinarily helpful. I believe that the bearings in my rings are McGill CCFH 1 1/2 SB. From the engineering data bo
I understand from previous posts that there is value in connecting a Phillystran guy cable to the steel tower with an insulator. This avoids grounding the 3 ft long Phillystran big grip to the tower
Thank you to everyone for your help and suggestions. Here is my build plan, from the top down. K0XG guy ring, has a vertical pivot for the torque arm. The torque arm is 20 in long, with an 11/16 hole
Can a new big grip be applied to a Phillystran guy in the same place where one was removed? I am rebuilding a set of PS guy cable assemblies. To accommodate new hardware, I need to remove the big gri
Thanks to everyone for their input. It is extremely helpful. I wish that I could use shackles to fix this problem. The original builder of these guy wire assemblies (NOT me) threaded the loop of the
What kind of lube do people recommend for use on telescoping tower galvanized cable? 73, Jim, W8WTS _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tow
Hi John, You are correct. I am rebuilding the tower and antennas that were in North Port, FL. I am going to insulate the tower and torque arms from the Phillystran big grips, utilizing all new parts
Hi Mark, Thanks for the input. My thinking on the static loading is as follows. With no displacement of the guy cable from equilibrium, either vertically or horizontally, the Hubbell/Chance strain in