[TowerTalk] Guy protection, your thought?

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

You will need to add some kind of electrical bonding for RF to the design, top
and bottom of the tube. Otherwise two metal parts touching one another and
subject to rubbing, formation of a diodic contact, etc, can cause harmonics,
noise in the receiver, and other related ugly problems.

1/4 inch EHS is pretty hard stuff. It takes a hacksaw, bolt cutters or the like
to cut it. If someone is mad enough at you to go after your tower with hacksaw
or bolt cutters, a pipe isn't going stop them.

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73, Guy
k2av@contesting.com
Apex, NC, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Gerald Smith <w6ter@worldnet.att.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 4:06 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Guy protection, your thought?



I want to prevent the local disgruntled neighbor, or the teen with 3
beers in his belt, from vandalizing the guy wires of my towers. Here is
my current thought, would look forward to any other ideas.

Put 15 feet of 2 inch ID IMC conduit together and slip it over the 1/4
inch EHS. It will slip over the thimbles and the turnbuckles, as well.
When things are tensioned and secure, using a ladder, secure the top end
of the conduit to the guy.

Gerry, W6TER

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