[TowerTalk] EHS cable and torque bars

[Steve Maki]

That's idiotic, or at least short sighted.

Use the biggest pin shackle that will fit in the torque arm, and 1/4" 
big grips (preforms) with thimble in the shackle. This makes it easy to 
remove a guy wire temporarily whenever needed.

As has been pointed out often, the torque arms don't do much for 
rotational resistance, but if you have them, use them. It makes a nice 
install.

-Steve K8LX

On 2023-06-09 8:34 PM, Mike H wrote:
> I acquired some used Rohn 45G in very good shape and will be going up 
> 50 ft. Antenna will be stacked 2 x 9-el for 2m. I'm following the Rohn 
> engineering guidance very closely: base is a new R-SB45G buried in the 
> prescribed concrete block along with GAR30 guy anchors, also in 
> concrete. I have the older style guy bracket for 45G that has (very 
> expensive!) TB45D torque bars 
> <https://www.3starinc.com/rohn_45g_torque_bars_for_use_with_guy_bracket_r-tb45d.html> 
> along with several hundred feet of brand-new 1/4 in EHS for the guys. 
> According to the Rohn instructions, however, I can't use EHS cable 
> that's greater than 3/16 in:
>
> https://www.3starinc.com/manuals/ROHN_Torque_Bar.pdf
>
> This means I'd have to buy either smaller EHS cable or their newer guy 
> bracket that doesn't use torque bars. I'll do this if I have to, but 
> I'd sure like to understand why 1/4 in EHS is a deal-breaker for the 
> torque bars. QTH is north Florida so I want to make the setup as 
> storm-proof as practical. Any insight appreciated.
>
> Mike WB2FKO
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