Wire Rope and Grips

[Pete Smith]

The local tower guru also strongly recommends installing the metal "ice
sleeves" on the upper end of any grip that's installed so that water can run
down into the end of the wrap.  Apparently the freezing of the water can
exert enough force to begin a sequential unwrapping (gets worse with each
freeze).  They only cost a few cents apiece and drove readily on the end, so
I figured why not...  

Something you guys in FL and AZ don't have to worry about.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com 
LOUDER is gooder....