[TowerTalk] Ladder Line or Open Wire Line stand off Insulators

DGB ns9i2016 at Bayland.net
Thu Aug 13 10:57:07 EDT 2015


I used some small 1/2 CPVC pipe with Tees at each end. I band- sawed one 
of the tees length-wise that screwed to the building to make it somewhat 
flat. Drilled a cross hole in the other Tee and tied the ladder line 
with Ty-Wraps to it, worked great and cheap!

73 Dwight NS9I

On 8/12/2015 10:00 PM, Lee wrote:
> I'd be curious to know of some inexpensive way of supporting ladder 
> line or open wire line along a building.  I realize The Wireman has an 
> insulator for tower mounting but the things are over $3.00 each. Not 
> good if you need a bunch of them.  I have heard maybe someone is using 
> electric fence insulators but for the life of me I can't see any large 
> enough to keep the line a safe distance from a structure. (An inch or 
> so doesn't seem safe to me if you are running maximum legal power.)  
> Anyone on here with some suggestions?
> Lee, w0vt
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