[TowerTalk] Can?t add egg insulator - options in Cuba forguy line

[Jim Lux]

On 12/17/15 6:50 PM, Douglas Ruz (CO8DM) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
>
> I contacted one of the professional climbers today. That guy has a lot
> of experience, i think more than 20 years working with AM and TV towers.
>
> He taught me a very interesting tip to tie the guy cable. It is
> different than "cable serving" mention before that required an special
> tool.
>
> I will try describe the method here:
>
> He split the end (or begin) of the cable in 2 pieces few feet long...1
> piece with 3 strand and the other with 4 strand...then he cross both
> pieces and then twist it back, so, he twist back the 3 strand piece over
> the 4 strand piece and vice versa and he made a loop or gauze...then he
> add the clamps...if the clamps fail for some reason the cable will not
> fail because it is tie by it self.


that's called a Molly Hogan.. it works pretty well.

Lots of examples on the web.



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