[TowerTalk] Mastrant Premium Rope for Tower Guying

[Gregg Seidl]

Following.  I'm moving to the Kansas City area and will be reinstalling my
towers.  Want to stack tribanders and 2 or 3 six meter beams

On Tue, May 20, 2025, 12:14 PM Mpridesti via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> Steve and Dennis
>
> I am trying to ID the W4 station that uses Mastrant to Guy an 80 ft R55.
> Still digging - met him last year during the Hamvention.
>
> Meanwhile I know several in EU that are using Mastrant for guying
> including a few OH stations.
>
> In some non amateur applications, had told you this past weekend at the
> Dayton Hamvention about the weather stations being guyed by Mastrant on Mt.
> Everest.
>
> Will advise shortly on the aforementioned.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark, K1RX
> K1rx at mastrant.com
>
>
> > On May 20, 2025, at 11:53 AM, Steve Harrison <k0xp at k0xp.com> wrote:
> >
> > Please post such responses here, as there would be many others greatly
> interested.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Steve K0XP
> >
> >> On 5/20/2025 8:02 AM, Dennis W0JX via TowerTalk wrote:
> >> After looking at the Mastrant Premium synthetic rope at Xenia, I am
> considering its use for guying an 80 foot tower.  The specifications are
> very close to Phillystran but the per foot price is much more reasonable
> and there are some easy ways to connect the rope to shackles and other end
> connectors.
> >> I am looking to find someone in the USA who has installed an 80 foot or
> taller tower using Mastrant Rope on a permanent basis. The vendors could
> not give me any names.  Apparently, this rope is very popular in Europe
> where it has been used on some very tall towers.
> >> If anyone out there has used the premium grade Mastrant "M" I would
> like to hear from you. I am considering the 5/16 inch rope with 5730 lbs
> breaking strength and 1720 lbs working strength.
> >> 73 Dennis W0JX
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