[TowerTalk] Phillystran

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 05/01/2000 4:51:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
k8bk@speedconnect.com writes:

> I am putting up a new C4SXL antenna on my 75' Rohn tower.
>  
>  I am wondering if it is worth it to run about 50' of Phillystran off the
>  top of the tower then finish with regular guy wire.  Is 50' worth the
>  expense?  I will be running my 80 and 160 antennas out of trees so I
>  have no plans of running other antennas off the tower at this time.

      Maybe not. Phillystran is the most helpful when you've got a populated 
tower with yagis down the tower that have to look through what would normally 
be steel guy wires or wire antennas off the tower. With just an antenna on 
the top and no wire antennas, it might not be worth it. 

Cheers,    Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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