[TowerTalk] Guy wire / Phillystran vibration

Barry w2up at mindspring.com
Wed Jan 7 03:05:01 EST 2004


No, it's Kevlar, and I've never noticed vibrations in mine, which is 
the old style Philly with potting compound ends. Maybe the newer 
weave has something to do with it.
Barry W2UP

On 7 Jan 2004 Bob Puharic wrote:

> Phillystran is fiberglass if I'm not mistaken....Any chance of it
> 'crazing' or cracking over the years?
> 
> Bob/WF3H
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guy wire / Phillystran vibration
> 
> 
> > I too, have experienced vibration in my Philly elements, but only on
> > my
> 200
> > foot 20 meter tower....and only one of the guys from the 190 foot
> > level.
> I
> > know it's the guy and not the antennas because I can dampen it with
> > my
> hand on
> > the ground.  And yes, it is tensioned correctly with the Loos. It's
> > been
> doing
> > it for six years.
> >
> > Bill
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
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