He will need to use about 10ft of ehs at the anchors as recomended by
others to protect against brush fire etc
On 11/23/08, W5CPT <w5cpt@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Bill,
> You need to re-calculate your costs regarding Phillistran. Once you buy
> the insulators, clamps and the rest, the difference is small when you factor
> in your time to make the guys sections, the hassle of dragging a guy up a
> tower that weighs 5 times what it would made of Phillistran and the
> band-aids you will need to stop the bleeding from the galvanizing that
> peeled off the cable and stuck under your fingernails. Use Phillistran once
> and you will never consider EHS again.
>
> Been there, done that, will never do it again.
>
> Clint - W5CPT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: William Osborne
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 9:42 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Guy Lengths Again
>
>
> Many Thanks to all who responded! Everyone was quite helpful.
>
>
>
> The antenna is a Stepper 4E, sorry I forgot to say that. For the folks who
> asked about Phillistan; I priced it and found that a much more expensive
> way
> to go. Looks like 13 feet or between guys is right answer for my
> situation.
>
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Bill, K5ZQ
>
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