[TowerTalk] Securing Coax to Rohn HDBX tower

[Tom Rauch]

Hi Glen,

> My question:  Is this the "normal" life for tie wraps?  Is there a better
> way to secure coax to the tower?  Using wire instead, maybe? I don't like
> the tape method but may go back to it.

I don't think so.

We used tie wraps for years on commercial systems and never 
had trouble.

What is the mode of failure? Are the wraps breaking, getting brittle, 
or what?

I'd like to know, because I'm using ty-wraps on my 318 foot tower 
and plan on using more in a few weeks. Changing them is a real 
bear.

Do you think it is because of the sharp bend at the legs? 


73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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