[TowerTalk] EHS vs Phillystran

[Nathaniel Lee]

Thanks for the heads up on a plan B. 

I was looking for guy wire that I did not have to order by the mile and it appears that I can order the amount I need and not huge spools with whatnot left over. It looks like the 6k# stuff at $1.39/ft will be just fine for the rohn 25 tower I have grown. Since I plan to have a tri-bander at the 40' or so level along with a 40m dipole I did not want to have a lot of steel in the air. At the top will be a kt34xa and appropriate VHF antennas and so I want to go with a stiff spec that can also deal with errant pine trees nearby. 

The safety part is a given.

Nat Lee

Somersworth, NH

--- On Mon, 8/31/09, Cqtestk4xs at aol.com <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com> wrote:

From: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com <Cqtestk4xs at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] EHS vs Phillystran
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 1:54 PM

 
In a message dated 8/31/2009 5:50:02 PM Greenwich Standard Time,  
n1bnc at yahoo.com writes:

Is there  something else other than phillystran out there that has the same 
electrical  properties but with less cost?


Yes, there is....Polyrod.  It is extruded fiberglass rod used  by broadcast 
stations and power companies.  It is much stiffer than Philly  and is not 
coated.  The price is around 1/3
 to 1/2 that of euqivalent  Philly.  Drawback
: it must be ordered in large quantities, and you must  wear gloves since it 
is uncoated.  
 
>From time to time guys on towertalk have put together big orders  for this 
stuff.
 
Bill KH7XS
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