[TowerTalk] HG52-ss cable

[k2qmf at juno.com]

Yes and Yes,

I have SS cable on both of my crank-up towers for many
years and the cables still look and perform as new!!!

Yes, the tower manufacture recommends SS cable and sells
SS cable replacements for his towers
Yes, the tower manufacturer recommends going one size bigger
when changing to SS cable...........

73,
Ted  K2QMF




On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:35:17 EDT K7LXC at aol.com writes:
In a message dated 5/31/2010 5:20:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
>  Stainless Steel cable is the way to go!!!!
You will not have to worry about it for a long time.
    Umm, wrong. Besides the fact that SS will gall while being worked - a
fatal problem - it's also not recommended by the manufacturer. 

>  Just go with one size bigger than the galvanized stuff....
 
    Where would this make sense? Did the manufacturer say to do that?!?
 
    Violation of the LXC Prime Directive to "DO what the manufacturer
says" will result in possibly fatal reduced reliability and safety.
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for hams
and
Writer & publisher of UP THE TOWER - The Complete Guide To Tower
Construction
available from www.championradio.com
 
 
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