[TowerTalk] Coax for crank-up TX-455

[Jim McDonald]

Om my US Tower, I use a 90 degree PVC sweep in the top stand-off, held in place with 10 or 20 mil thick pipe wrapping tape. I tape the cables to the standoff arm before they enter the sweep.

Jim N7US


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>>  The #10 wire is attached to the tower at the top and bottom, on the
theory
that the sliding joints and steel cables may not have the best connections.

  > Connections to what? Just curious.

The connection reference was for good RF connections between the tower
sections. This would seem to be important for the half sloper.

The dowel (in the top cable guide, with the cables taped to it) provides a
form of strain relief -- otherwise the weight of the cables would rest on a
rather sharp right-angle bend where they would go over the top cable guide.

Bill - W2WO