Stan or Patricia Griffiths wrote:
> If I were going to be unattaching and reattaching guy wires to my tower a
> lot, I
> would consider using flatbed truck load binders at the bottom end of each guy
> wire. You can get them in many sizes and they are made of forged steel so
> they
> are very strong. If you needed to adjust the turnbuckles at all it would just
> be a turn or two.
>
> Stan
> w7ni@easystreet.com
>
> Howard Klein wrote:
>
> > Kevin,
> > Thank you for summarizing your replies. I found a few ideas that would be
> > useful for me. I have the GM 70 foot tower with hazer. It works quite well.
> > My only concern is that I may be locked into being unable to stack antennas
> > in the future. I have not figured out how to stack antennas and still be
> > able to lower the hazer. One idea that I have found useful is to color code
> > the guys with colored tape and spray painted the anchors a matching color so
> > that they quickly can be returned to the correct anchor. I use 6 guys which
> > can take a bit to sort out when in a hurry.. I usually do not replace the
> > guys after the hazer is lowered until after the work is complete. One
> > intriguing idea for was the mention of the fork type turnbuckles. The
> > hardest part of the job for me is unscrewing the turnbuckles and then
> > replacing. Any idea where this type turnbuckle can be obtained??
> >
> > Howard...K2HK
> >
> > >
> > >Since I have had several requests to share the information that I received
> > >on and off the list regarding the use of guy wires with the Hazer Tram
> > >system from Glen Martin Engineering, ( http://www.glenmartin.com ) I
> > >decided to post this to the list, rather than to respond to everyone
> > >individually.
> > >
> > >My initial question to the group was:
> > >
> > > > I'm looking for suggestions and caveats on the use of guys with a Hazer.
> > >
> >
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