[TowerTalk] Phillystran to steel tower connection.

[n1bkb at aol.com]

 Phillystran is a non-conducting guy cable and as such, when I used it and following their installation instructions 30-years ago, I did NOT use ANY insulators between the Phillystran guy cables and my tower.  While there are better methods available today for its use and installation (i.e. the accessory you mentioned), back when I used it, I installed it just like you would install any wire cable today with thimbles and U-bolt clamps ... but no insulators.  The installation was in place and unchanged from 1992 until I took it down when I moved in 2014.

Steve - N1BKB
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: James M. Galm, W8WTS <jim at w8wts.com>
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Sent: Mon, Oct 10, 2022 8:10 pm
Subject: [TowerTalk] Phillystran to steel tower connection.

I understand from previous posts that there is value in connecting a 
Phillystran guy cable to the steel tower with an insulator.  This avoids 
grounding the 3 ft long Phillystran big grip to the tower connection 
point, which will distort the pattern of nearby yagis.  What have people 
done to connect the insulator to the tower?  It would not be sensible to 
use two EHS big grips back to back with a short piece of EHS between 
them (one EHS BG at the insulator and the other at the tower), as that 
would defeat the purpose of the insulator.  Is there a connection means 
between the 502 insulator and a thimble that is only a few inches long?

73,

Jim, W8WTS
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