[TowerTalk] Mastrant Rope ? guy wire ?

K8RI K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Wed Jan 4 16:34:49 PST 2012


On 1/4/2012 5:31 PM, R. Morris wrote:
> On 01/04/2012 10:52 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
>   From where many radio stores get their rope...
> http://www.synthetictextilesinc.com/
>
> Mouse down "Han Radio Antenna Support Rope"

I have to agree with others.  I'd not use it for guying except on small 
towers and I'd inspect it regularly.  I have 5 runs up the 45G to pull 
up the wire antennas. so, yes I do use it as "antenna support rope".   I 
have used a lot of double braid rope like this from various sources and 
although I really work the stuff and have it temporarily guying a *bare* 
40 feet of 25 G I'd not want to use it as a permanent guy system for 
anything over 40 or 50 feet and I'd double the number of guys. IE even 
at 40 or 50 feet I'd have 2 sets of guys. One to the top and one set 
down 10 to 15 feet and I'd use the 5/16" or 7/16".  If I'm going to use 
synthetic guy line I'm going to use Phillystran of the proper strength. 
I already have the HPTG21001 and fittings for the 25G once the 
installation is done.   1/8" Phillystran is more expensive but it's 3 
times as strong for the same size rope.  To equal the HPTG 21001's 2100# 
working strength I'd have to go all the way to the 7/16" rope and that's 
its *calculated* breaking strength, not working strength.

In my opinion, It's great rope, but not for guying towers.  I'd also 
check with Davis, The Wireman, and other sources for a comparison.  Ask 
Steve at Davis what he thinks.

73

Roger (K8RI)

>
> Read the specs.
>
> They have a direct "Ham Cord Order Form".
>
>> Grant,
>>
>> On 1/3/2012 10:05 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>>    >   I checked my reference text, "Handbook of Fibre Rope Technology" and
>>    >   Dyneema has excessive creep vs Kevlar.
>>
>> Thanks for the confirmation.
>>
>> Looks like these Mastrant ropes might be useful for temporary tower
>> installations
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