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Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work

To: "'towertalk@contesting.com'" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable Work
From: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 07:11:53 -0800
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Most anything you might want to know about the Kevlar in Phillystran is at
https://www.dupont.com/content/dam/dupont/amer/us/en/safety/public/documents/en/Kevlar_Technical_Guide_0319.pdf

I think (not certain) Phillystran is Kevlar 29 from tensile tests I performed on guys.

Grant KZ1W

On 2/26/2021 21:36, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:
"I then use ¼ inch  flooded heat shrink  on  the incapsalated live and tail end of the phillystran."

Can phillystran be heated without degradation?

I have T&B 3:1 glue lined thick wall heatshrink on a 30m inverted V, where 1/4" stainless cable, acting as the antenna, and guy, are crimped, and soldered into copper ferrules, then bolted onto a balun box.  I used 5/16" dacron rope for the remainder of the run to 6' thimble eyes sunk ~5' into the ground.  The lower ends of the rope, as well as the ends of the antenna cables, I intended to secure, and clean up with flat metal cable clamps, but never put them on:

https://www.mutualhardware.com/products/flat-wire-rope-clamp-1-4

Kurt



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