[TowerTalk] Ice on guy wires

[David Robbins]

up here i put large cable clamps over the ends of the preform
grips.  on long guy wires (like the top 3 sets on 150' tower) i
also put a cable clamp about 1/2 way up the guy.  its amazing
to watch the ice shed off in small pieces when it hits the mid
point cable clamp.  i also leave the dead end long on the cable
and wrap it all the way back up to the live end and clamp it
with a single clamp.... triple protection, but up here we get
fairly frequent ice storms.

Tom Frenaye wrote:
> 
> The ice melted and slid down the guys, and when it did it unwrapped the
> preformed guy grips and straightened out the strands on the wire.  By some

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David Robbins K1TTT (ex KY1H)
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