- 1. [TowerTalk] guy cable use. (score: 1)
- Author: Richard Beckett <w0bvtrich@centurylink.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:35:05 -0500
- Can I use a non EHS cable to guy my Rohn tower. I purchased 3/16" steel galvanized cable; Cooper Campbell #7000627 from a Lowe's hardware store. It may be similar to aircraft cable, not sure. Can I u
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] guy cable use. (score: 1)
- Author: "K1TTT" <K1TTT@ARRL.NET>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:15:08 +0000
- Well, of course you 'can'. Will it be as strong as EHS? No. Will it be safe? Maybe. Would I climb it? Maybe, after a close inspection and probably with extra temporary guys. Will it last as long as E
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] guy cable use. (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:32:26 -0400
- ehs cable is so cheap, why risk it. Are you installing 2 sets of guys? I believe that is in the Rohn spec for a Rohn 25 tower at your height. Are you using the guy brackets to connect the guys to the
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] guy cable use. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:34:09 -0400
- Sure Sure BUT look up the strength of that cable and then look up 3/16 EHS. It's been my experience that most of this kind of cable only has a fraction of the strength of EHS. OTOH I've climbed comme
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] guy cable use. (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Robinson" <markrob@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:30:45 -0400
- Yes it was a joy pulling my phillystran top guys up my 86 foot Rohn 45 tower, so are so light and quick to make instead of all that messing around with insulators which I did for the lower set of guy
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00199.html (13,013 bytes)
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