[TowerTalk] Turnbuckles with Rod Sides

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

Man!  70 meter (227 ft) tower with 8 5L 15 meter monobanders. An 
installation like that with no safety wires on the turnbuckles.  No 
matter the planning, something always gets missed. (I retired as a 
project manager at the corporate level for a large multinational 
corporation)  I don't know what that tower was,  (looks larger than 55G) 
but it makes my 45G look like a toy.  The diagonal braces appear to be 
rerod. I assume they are the weldable variety.
That tower was strong. Looking at the lift, there was a lot of tower 
beyond the lift point and no visible sag!

Impressive video!

73, Roger (K8RI)


On 9/11/2017 Monday 7:34 PM, Wayne Kline wrote:
> 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
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>   Wayne  W3EA
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> I Ditto that Dave.
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> The Bible ( Rohn Catalogs ) as  far back as I can remember always had a diagram in the  "general " Tab of the catalog  regarding
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> A: the Safety Wire ( through the turnbuckles Bodies and Eyes   )
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> B: and if not using  PLP Preforms  Serving the EHS guy wire   . after the last cable clamp .
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> Wayne W3EA
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> Same here.  That 1/4 EHS works great.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
> Robbins
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>> When using turnbuckles, *don't forget to safety wire them*.  I have never
> seen a ham safety wire a turnbuckle.
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> 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.
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> David Robbins K1TTT
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Roger (K8RI)


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