Hi Byron,
To recable my RBX-50 I purchased 125 feet of 3/16 stainless steel cable
of the 7X19 variety, that's 7 bundles of 19 strands. You'd probably need a
minimum of 25 feet extra (the difference 10 feet from my tower x 2 for the
cable doubling but DON'T rely solely on me...I don't recall the cable method
on the 60 ft towers. I can tell you that I purchased my cable from VER Sales
Cable Rigging & Supply (see: http://versales.com/ ) and the price was very
reasonable ....something like .20/ft. I know the RBX-60 was a 3 section
tower so the cable method HAS to be different from my 50 ft. and would use
quite a bit more cable for sure. The minimum wire gauge might be different
as a result. I can tell you that the ferrule or that weird little crimp on
nut that holds the last of the cable on the winding drum is tough to find.
Good luck
Bill KC9CS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Byron Tatum" <bjtatum@ev1.net>
To: <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 7:47 pm
Subject: [Towertalk] EZ Way RBX-60-3
> Hello- I am posting this message for a friend who has recently purchased a
> nice, used EZ Way RBX-60-3. He would like to know the type of cable
> recommended for the tower, length and where to purchase it. Thank you,
> WA5THJ.
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