K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 96-06-18 01:37:52 EDT, you write:
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> >I picked up several years ago some good used guy wire that had a 'bale'
> >looking 'clamp' on the ends. You could pull the guy wire through this
> >tapered 'cup' and cut the excess off as desired. It then had a loop or
> >bale that you could attached to your guy posts..
> >Where can a fellow find those?
> >
> >
> Hi, Mike --
>
> Those are guy wire grips commonly used by utility companies. I don't
> know the manufacturer or brand name. They're even easier (and more
> expensive) than preforms. They're easy to slip on but impossible to get off.
> If I run across a source for them, I'll let you know.
>
> 73, Steve K7LXC
>
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Any Telecomm supply store has them, generically called "Strand-Vices".
Be sure to get only American made!!! Some of the ones imported
have a tendency to slip back when foreign substances (such as bird
do-do) get in the works!
I use them here and they are sooo nice! de KL7HF
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