[TowerTalk] Identifying EHS wire

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/4/01 12:53:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
n2mg@contesting.com writes:

> Is there anyway to "prove" that a hunk of 1/4" cable is EHS?
>  
>  I recently became the "proud" owner of ~1000 feet of unused 1/4" guy wire. 
 
> The spool that it was on had no visible identification - however the wire "
> looks like" the 1/4" EHS that I already own.

    There are a couple of things to look for. First, it'll have 7 strands. 
Next itt has left-hand lay which means the strands wind to the left. And 
last, the stuff is REAL STIFF. EHS stands for Extra High Strength and you can 
barely bend the resultant cable. If any one of these parameters are not met, 
it's probably not EHS. There are about 8 different grades of wire rope cable 
so be careful about having the right one. 

Cheers,    Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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