[TowerTalk] Turnbuckles with Rod Sides

[Wayne Kline]

If my gray matter recalls,  ES5TV  lost his fantastic  8 -  5 element   H frame ARRAY  because he did not use safety wires  on the turnbuckles and lost  the installation    !    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9fDlbIFhMs&t=7s


 Wayne  W3EA



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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Wayne Kline <w3ea at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 7:26 PM
To: Keith Dutson; k1ttt at arrl.net; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Turnbuckles with Rod Sides

I Ditto that Dave.


The Bible ( Rohn Catalogs ) as  far back as I can remember always had a diagram in the  "general " Tab of the catalog  regarding

A: the Safety Wire ( through the turnbuckles Bodies and Eyes   )


B: and if not using  PLP Preforms  Serving the EHS guy wire   . after the last cable clamp .


Wayne W3EA




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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Keith Dutson <kdutson at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 5:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Turnbuckles with Rod Sides

Same here.  That 1/4 EHS works great.

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
Robbins
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 4:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Turnbuckles with Rod Sides

> When using turnbuckles, *don't forget to safety wire them*.  I have never
seen a ham safety wire a turnbuckle.

My turnbuckles are all wired.  I just take a cut off piece of guy wire and
loop it through the bodies of all the turnbuckles and then through the live
side eyes, that way neither side can turn.

David Robbins K1TTT
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