[Antennas] Guy wire insulator spacing.

Sun, 08 Sep 2002 12:18:52 -0400

Answered my own question, in the 2000 edition ARRL handbook page 30.26 is a
chart of lengths to avoid.

Dave
WA4EMR

At 09:11 AM 9/8/02 -0700, Thomas Beltran wrote:
>> The non-conductive stuff is called Phylistran.  And Texas Towers can fix
>> you up with it.  It's expensive but works great!!!  www.texastowers.com
>>
>
>Wow - you're not kidding, starting at $ 0.45 per foot, the price of the=
 guys
>would exceed the price of the tower!
>
>Here is the explanation, off the Texas Towers web site:
>
>"Phillystran is an electrically transparent nonmetallic guy cable which
>offers complete guy line isolation, eliminating the need for insulators.
>It's constructed of Kevlar=AE fiber, covered with an extruded copolymer=
 jacket
>which provides full UV protection.
>
>"All sizes except HPTG1200I are terminated using a special guy grip on each
>end. HPTG1200I is terminated using an end kit, consisting of four cable
>clamps, a thimble, and an end cap. "
>
>
>I have an tower, laying in the yard right now, because I haven't figured=
 out
>what to do for guy wires.  Tom W6EIJ
>
>
>
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