K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> Interesting. That's why he's a pro. He's obviously referring to bigger guy
> wire than the 3/16 and 1/4 inch that hams use. It's in those cases that you
> have to pay attention to ambient temp as well for tensioning.
>
> Cheers, Steve K7LXC
I'm sure he was using big stuff on big towers. I think the temperature issue
applies to the big cable also.The aramid has a power thermal expansion rate. As
we
discussed before, need to see if we can get some temp charts for it.
73, Kurt
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