[TowerTalk] beam antenna truss

[Bryan Swadener]

IMO, it goes w/o saying that thimbles should ALWAYS be used.
I used SS thimbles with SS wire rope.  All hardware was ordered
from DX Engineering and McMaster-Carr. ;)

vy 73,
Bryan WA7PRC

> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:30:26 -0500 (EST)
> From: Jake K9WN
> Subject: [TowerTalk] re  beam  antenna truss
> 
> Yo, 
> 
> Steve is looking for ideas on how best to "truss" a boom. 
> 
> I'm amazed that no one has also suggested that no matter
> what he ends up using, he should make sure to use thimbles
> to protect the wire/rope/philly where it goes thru the eye
> bolts. 
> 
> 
> 73 
> K9WN Jake