[TowerTalk] 1/4" EHS Guy Wire

[donovanf at starpower.net]

With all due respect; since Adam not longer has a record of his purchase and since EHS cable is not listed in the Fastenal catalog, I certainly cannot recommend that source.

A common error in ham antenna tower installations is the use of inappropriate guying hardware, often resulting in unsafe  -- even dangerous -- towers.  A hardware store is almost never an appropriate source of the materials specified for use on our towers.

For most amateurs, its best to use tower suppliers rather than general purpose industrial suppliers.  Here are just a few of the many tower suppliers who sell 1/4 inch EHS galvanized guy strand to the ham community:

http://www.texastowers.com/mischard.htm
http://www.aglhamstore.com/towerhardware2.shtml
http://www.tessco.com/products/displayProducts.do?groupId=449&subgroupId=20
http://www.cesco1.com/ProductList.cfm?MainCatagoryID=9932

73
Frank
W3LPL






 


---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:27:31 -0500
>From: "Adam Shirley WJ4X" <WJ4X at AMSAT.ORG>  
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 1/4" EHS Guy Wire  
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>
> I went in and asked for 125' lengths of 1/4" Extra High Strength cable... 
>
>They called me a week later and told me to come get it..  I didn't ask for
>the part number.
>
>73,
>  -Adam
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>donovanf at starpower.net
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:05 AM
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 1/4" EHS Guy Wire
>
>Adam,
>
>Which exact cable did you purchase from Fastenal ?
>
>tks
>
>73
>Frank
>W3LPL
>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>>[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Adam Shirley WJ4X
>>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:56 AM
>>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 1/4" EHS Guy Wire
>>
>> Fastenal is where I buy my cable. I think I paid 21 cents a foot for the
>>1/4" EHS I bought. You should have one somewhere close to you.
>>
>>Fastenal
>>616 Frazier S
>>Conroe, TX 77301
>>P: (936)539-2088
>>F: (936)539-4269
>>
>>
>>73!
>>  -Adam
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>>[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Andre Van Wyk
>>Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 11:57 PM
>>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>Subject: [TowerTalk] 1/4" EHS Guy Wire
>>
>>I need to buy 300ft of 1/4" EHS guy wire. Since I had no success to source
>>locally, any suggestions where to buy?
>>
>>73
>>de KR5DX
>>Houston
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