[TowerTalk] Phillystran Guys

W0MU Mike Fatchett w0mu at w0mu.com
Mon Aug 20 13:22:46 EDT 2012


Make sure you transition to EHS at the bottom for security/vandalism.  
Philly will burn so if there is any chance of a grass fire around your 
tower you will want to keep the Philly off the ground and the area 
around the guy points mowed down.

Mike W0MU

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On 8/20/2012 10:32 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> All of my Phillystran cables connect directly to the tower brackets with
> either Big Grips or Spelter Sockets. You can use a shackle for easy
> removal if you wish.  For the connection between Phillystran and EHS, I
> just use back to back thimbles.
>
> BTW, if you have a tower twisting issue, star guying is much more
> effective than torque arms.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To:	towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:	 [TowerTalk] Phillystran Guys
> From:	 Tom Harke <tom at tomharke.com>
> Date:	 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:17:43 -0500
>
> I am in the process of preparing the guys for my latest tower project. I
>
> am looking for recommendations on attaching the Phillystran guys to the
> tower torque arms. I can shackle the guy directly to the torque arm or
> use a approx 5-6 feet of 1/4" EHS with Big Grips attached to the torque
> arms and then shackle to Philly to the 1/4" EHS.
> I would appreciate any input on which would be the best way to do this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom AA9A
>
>
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