and higher than a kite most of the time.
Carl
KM1H
- Original Message -
From: Wayne Kline
To: Carl ; JI Charles ; low bad reflector
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 1:16 PM
Subject: RE: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Just my .02
Some call them Tomatoes some
Hi Carl
Yes it seems that we stumbles across the same Crew :) . No not really
but the same experience.
TheStrand what they called it ran from pole to pole or was used as
down guy pole wires when the
ENG. required it for the extra pole line capacity.
Because I was
Preform comes from the name of a major grip manufacturer, not from tower
apes.
http://www.preformed.com/
Dead end is the termination style of grip.
http://www.preformed.com/index.php?option=com_phocadownloadview=categoryid=15Itemid=145
The normal Guy Grip dead end is typically used on any
BE SAFE
73,
Tim K3LR
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cecil
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 10:44 PM
To: donov...@starpower.net
Cc: Carl; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Have been for the last 7 years
Preform comes from the name of a major grip manufacturer, not from tower
apes.
http://www.preformed.com/
** Which has never been denied by anyone in this discussion. OTOH linemen
and other strand installers use it as a general description thus my tower
ape terminology.
Dead end is the
' with two 502's attached directly to
the tower leg and three way equalizer plate.
MY .02
From: k...@jeremy.mv.com
To: w...@w8ji.com; topband@contesting.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2014 10:46:37 -0400
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Preform comes from the name of a major grip
: RE: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Just my .02
Some call them Tomatoes some call them Tomottos
but even those fruits come in different size and texture .
When I built my station @ this QTH 4 guyed towers with broken up guys 502
insulators and
a PRE
The real danger is in doing things seriously wrong, like putting the loop
over something with inadequate radius. I've seen some pretty poor
installations. Some installers slip the loop over the tower leg, or worse
yet, over the leg plus a brace rod end. The rod puts a real sharp bump
Ive been spending a lot of time trimming and removing trees around my shorty
60' tower which was the first one up when I moved here in 89. It is amazing
how fast they seemed to overtake my space in just 25 years!!
Since it is also time to replace the decidedly rusty 3/16 cable Ive decided
to
If you only need a few like this, try calling some of the utility contractors
in your area. They will always have the dead ends and the guys that also do the
power work will also have the insulators. They will probably be able to sell
you a few without too much trouble.
BTW, the utility guys
Sent: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:31:07 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
If you only need a few like this, try calling some of the utility contractors
in your area. They will always have the dead ends and the guys that also do the
power work will also have the insulators
; topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Tower guys should use Big Grips, not the performs used by electric
utilities. You can purchase Big Grips from Texas Towers and many other
suppliers
73
Frank
W3LPL
- Original Message
strength of the cable
they are designed for.
-Bill
-Original Message-
From: donov...@starpower.net [mailto:donov...@starpower.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 1:40 PM
To: Bill Wichers
Cc: Carl; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Tower guys should
be worth confirming the above.
Hope this helps!
73 de Billy, AA4NU
- Original Message -
From: Bill Wichers bi...@waveform.net
To: donov...@starpower.net
Cc: Carl k...@jeremy.mv.com, topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 1:37:30 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
...@starpower.net
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 6:58:22 PM
Subject: RE: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Why is that, Frank? My understanding is that the preforms are stronger than
the guy wire so I'm curious why feel that Big Grips are necessary? Thanks.
73, Greg-N4CC
-Original Message
7:14:00 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Not according to the folks that invented them Frank. The Big Grip is a Guy
Grip for serious towers.
http://www.preformed.com/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_phocadownload%26view%3Dcategory%26download%3D44:plp-commcatsec20-2012%26id%3D15:strand
...@windstream.net
To: donov...@starpower.net
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 6:58:22 PM
Subject: RE: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Why is that, Frank? My understanding is that the preforms are stronger than
the guy wire so I'm curious why feel that Big Grips are necessary? Thanks.
73, Greg-N4CC
...@waveform.net
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:14:00 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Not according to the folks that invented them Frank. The Big Grip is a Guy
Grip for serious towers.
http://www.preformed.com/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_phocadownload%26view
: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:14:00 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Not according to the folks that invented them Frank. The Big Grip is a Guy
Grip for serious towers.
http://www.preformed.com/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_phocadownload%26view
- Original Message -
From: Carl k...@jeremy.mv.com
To: donov...@starpower.net, Bill Wichers bi...@waveform.net
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 7:14:00 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Not according to the folks that invented them Frank
-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Cecil
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 10:44 PM
To: donov...@starpower.net
Cc: Carl; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: WTB: Guy wire stuff
Have been for the last 7 years...no issues at all. The tower products are
just
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