[TowerTalk] Re: Kellum Grips

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-08-05 10:21:12 EDT, you write:

>  This is a totally unacceptable method of hanging coax or
>  any other cable by a professional. First, it provides little
>  sharp objects every few feet to rip your pants and hands
>  while climbing (just like tye-wraps not properly installed and cut),
>  second, it looks like a drunken sailor installed it.
>  
>  Single line install is done with a hanger kit every 3 feet or so, 
>  mounted with a "Round Member Kit". Multi runs ar done with a cross
>  angle member installed every few feet, and hangers mounted on the
>  cross member.
>  
>  Look in the Andrews catalog, you'll see the proper hardware in the
>  section for Heliax.
>  
>  Been doing this for 40 years, and believe me, real pro's don't do that!

     QSL. My point was that Motorola, as a feedline vendor, supplies these
pieces of THHN with their cables thus giving their blessing to this type of
install. It's been my experience that generally Motorola sites are poor in
terms of installation techniques and standards. Some of them are pretty
crappy in fact.

    In my commercial tower service experience, I've installed thousands of
the Microflect doughnuts along with angle or round member adapters as well as
wraplock and other methods. The hardware was typically dictated and supplied
by the customer so it was their choice. 

    I still think that for amateur use, the THHN is a viable cable attachment
method. It IS better than white tie wraps, cheap electrical tape or other
typical ham methods.

73,  Steve  K7LXC

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