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Subject: [TowerTalk] Securing feedlines to tower legs
From: 2@vc.net (2)
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 09:33:04 -0700
>
>A simple and cost-effective solution is lengths of #14 THHN house wire.
>Better than tape for sure when it comes to changing things, and it will not
>fail due to sunlight (even though the clear vinyl coating flakes of early
>on).  Reusable many times as wires come and go.
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
>
I used a version of Pete's method and it works well:    At c. a 45º 
angle, I tightly spiraled THHN #14 solid Cu-wire down about  a foot of 
the coax.  Then I wrapped it with black plastic electrical tape.  
>
cheers

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734,AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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