[TowerTalk] u clamp sizes for phyllistran?

[john at kk9a.com]

I used cable clamps when I installed HPTG-6700I in the early 90's.  This is 
what Phillystran recommended and I recall someone on this list saying:  "Do 
what the manufacturer says".  It worked fine until I moved the tower over a 
decade later.

John KK9A

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Subject:Re: [TowerTalk] u clamp sizes for phyllistran?
From:K7LXC at aol.com
Date:Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:54:35 -0400 (EDT)
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    That was probably in the days before the Big Grips  were available.
Using cable clamps on the Phillystran led to cold-flow of the  aramid fibers
and a reduction in strength - a big problem. But you weren't  tensioning 
them
to the 400# you'd need for regular guys so your risk exposure  was pretty
small.

Cheers,
Steve    K7LXC
TOWER TECH