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Subject: [Towertalk] Diameter of Phillystran
From: rmurad@superig.com.br (Roger)
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 19:34:09 +0000
Mike,
Thanks for the information! Reading the OD data below, I'm affraid the 
cable I found is yet smaller then these. I measured 0.2" OD (including the 
jacket). Could it be the HPTG1200I or the HPTG2100I?

P.S: thanks for many QSOs in 1988 Kingman Reef DXpedition (K9AJ/KH5K).
73 de Roger PY1OL

At 10:43 1/12/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello Roger,
>
>I guyed my tower w/ Phillystran in 1984 (still up & still going 
>strong!).  I dug out the Phillystran spec sheet from that project.  This 
>was before Phillystran changed the jackets and terminations, so this info 
>is likely applicable to the material you found:
>
>
>Part Number          EHS equiv      OD       Break Strength      Jacketed 
>weight/1,000'
>
>HPTG  4000             3/16"           0.25"         4,000 
>pounds             21 pounds
>HPTG  6700              1/4"            0.31"         6,700 
>pounds             34 pounds
>HPTG 11200             5/16"           0.42"       11,200 
>pounds             55 pounds
>
>I have data up to HPTG 58300 (0.92"od) but sounds like your material might 
>one of the above.
>
>73's....Mike/K9AJ


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