[TowerTalk] Guy wire Clamps

[Stan or Patricia Griffiths]

dan hearn wrote:

> During my many years in ham radio, I have always used unguyed towers. I
> am now faced with installing a cable hook on some wire rope using cable
> clamps. A recent post by W8JI indicates that these should be installed
> with the saddle on the load bearing cable side and the u bolt on the
> flying end of the cable. I believe that I have seen this same
> instruction somewhere else. I am pretty sure that the information is
> correct but this seems backward to what I would come up with
> intuitively. Can someone clarify this situation?
>
> Tnx, Dan, N5AR

The correct way to install cable clamps (sometimes called wire rope clips)
is just as W8JI says it is and it is shown clearly in many different
versions of the the famous Rohn Catalog.

Stan  w7ni@teleport.com



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