I was wondering what you Phillystran people do with the lower part of your Phillystran. Do you put steel guy at the bottom? Are you worried about brush fires or vandals? Doug N4IJ/5 _________________
As recommended by the manufacturer and many others, I use at least 10 feet of steel from anchor point to the Phillystran. Each end is terminated by thimble and big grip, and a bow shackle connects th
Yes. -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.con
I use 10' of EHS for the lower part - one end on the turnbuckle with a thimble and a guy grip and on the other end I use a 502 insulator (cause I had them) with a guy grip on one side for the EHS and
My guys are constructed such that there is 25 or so feet, measured vertically of EHS going from the loweest turnbuckle to the Phyllistran. That insures if ever there is a grass fire here that the phy
Tony, N2TK terminates his stuff the way I do...with 502s. Not only do I use the 502s to terminate the Phillystran, I use them to terminate the Polyrod I use also. For the smaller stuff like 3/16, you
your Phillystran. Do you put steel guy at the bottom? Are you worried about brush fires or vandals? Yes, yes and yes to all the potential problems. Phillystran under tension is easily cut by a razor