[TowerTalk] Joining EHS Guy To Philly Guy

Andre VanWyk nj0f at yahoo.com
Mon May 21 21:14:10 EDT 2018


Al,
I did a 165ft rotating tower the exact way you describe. Those insulators will work just fine. I used big grips on both sides. 
73
NJ0F

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> On May 21, 2018, at 7:44 PM, Allan W Schlaugat <reflectors at n9isn.com> wrote:
> 
> I will be undertaking a major tower project late this summer. The guys for
> this 155ft tower will be Phillystran with a short EHS chunk, about 10-20
> feet long, near the ground where it attaches to the guy anchor plate. 
> My query is what would be the prudent and safest/strongest method to join
> that EHS guy cable to that Philly cable? I have a box full of Rohn 502
> insulators and I was thinking of using those. Any better alternatives?
> 
> Thanks!  73   Al   N9ISN
> 
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> Allan W. Schlaugat                    Albertville, WI  USA
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