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Re: [TowerTalk] Triex LM470 Recabling question

To: "'Neil Goodell Jr'" <neil.goodell@myfairpoint.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Triex LM470 Recabling question
From: Bert Almemo <balmemo@sympatico.ca>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:40:33 -0400
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Why don't you make the cables yourself? Buy the cable, sleeves and crimping
tool at a much lower cost than having them made. You don't have to be a
rocket scientist to make cables for a crank up tower. OMHO! ;-)

73 Bert, VE3NR



-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Neil
Goodell Jr
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 4:36 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Triex LM470 Recabling question

That makes 3 of us....

and Brian, how long did it take to get your cables, I can never seem to get
anyone to answer the phone out there...
73
Neil
AE1P

On 7/29/2013 2:56 PM, K8RI wrote:
> On 7/29/2013 2:48 PM, Brian Dresser wrote:
>> I've ordered and received the replacement cable from Tashjian the 
>> cables for my lm470.  Only problem is my lm470 cable was one long 
>> piece whereas the ones Tashjian
> sent are multiple pieces for each section.  My question to those who 
> have worked on these towers is will the multiple cables work with the 
> older 470?
> I'm not sure where one would tie off each cable to the previous 
> section.  My cable was one long cable all interacting with each 
> section simultaniously.
> Tashjian says it will work but how or where do the cables get tied off 
> then?  Is there an advantage to using multiple cables as opposed to 
> one long cable?
> I understand the newer cables means the tower won't nest down quite as 
> far but other than that what are the differences or advantages to 
> using multiple cables if any?
>
> Mine is like yours, so I'm interested in what you find out.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
>
>> Thanks
>> KB0IXM
>> Brian
>>
>> Brian
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