81 Tower Guying Phillystran® Non-Metallic Tower Guy Line These insulator-free, non-metallic guys have been protecting the towers of knowledgeable amateur radio operators since 1973. Following their introduction, Phillystran Guy Lines have been installed on commercial broadcast towers worldwide. Electrically transparent Phillystran tower guys are protected by an extruded jacket, providing excellent resistance to weather and abrasion, along with a host of other benefits. • Complete isolation of tower-guy system from the antenna field • Improved signal coverage, eliminating distortion caused by re-radiated signals • Quick, easy, maintenance-free tower installations • A neat tower appearance, free of corroded steel guys and troublesome ceramic insulators (solving arcing white noise issues, too) • No need to calculate guy lengths to avoid guy line resonance • No insulators required • None of the stretching or aging problems associated with conventional synthetic ropes • No more zapping, snapping and crackling across porcelain insulators PHI-HPTG-1200I 4mm Dia., 1,200 Lbs. Break Strength ...................per foot $0.99 PHI-HPTG-2100I 6mm Dia., 2,100 Lbs. Break Strength ...................per foot $1.39 PHI-HPTG-4000I 8mm Dia., 4,000 Lbs. Break Strength ...................per foot $1.99 PHI-HPTG-6700I 9mm Dia., 6,700 Lbs. Break Strength ...................per foot $2.75 PHI-HPTG-11200I 11mm Dia., 11,200 Lbs. Break Strength ...............per foot $3.75 Vinyl End Caps for Phillystran® Guy Line Heavy-duty vinyl to cover and protect cut cable ends. DXE-H166 Use with HPTG-1200I Guy Line, Pack of 20........................................$12.99 DXE-H165 Use with HPTG-2100I Guy Line, Pack of 20........................................$12.99 DXE-H164 Use with HPTG-4000I Guy Line, Pack of 20........................................$12.99 DXE-H142 Use with HPTG-6700I Guy Line, Pack of 20........................................$12.99 DXE-H204 Use with HPTG-11200I Guy Line, Pack of 20......................................$13.99 Phillystran® Big Grip Dead-Ends Phillystran has answered the call for field-installable, non-metallic tower-guy systems with HPTG-I and PLP Big Grip Dead-Ends. Phillystran Big Grip Dead-Ends have a variety of unique features: • Grip designed to match rope twist direction (RHL) • Special-sized wires for ease of application • Galvanized steel and “C” coat construction • Color-coded for ease of identification • Longer length to match Phillystran’s high performance forged steel galvanized wire rope clips are recommended for the small PHI-HPTG-1200I Guy Line PHI-PLP-2738 Blue Tag, Use with HPTG-2100I Guy Line .........................$15.99 PHI-PLP-2739 Yellow Tag, Use with HPTG-4000I Guy Line .....................$20.99 PHI-PLP-2755 Red Tag, Use with HPTG-6700I Guy Line ..........................$29.99 PHI-PLP-2558 Black Tag, Use with HPTG-11200I Guy Line .....................$35.99 Insulator and Bent Pin Shackle Kits These kits are the ideal way to secure your guy lines to your tower, while protecting your antenna from RF noise generated by those guy lines. They feature porcelain insulators and galvanized steel shackles. Each shackle accepts Big Grip dead ends and is compatible with both metallic and non-metallic guy lines. The kits include three insulators and three shackles. DXE-INS-P1 Kit , 504-Style Insulators, 12,000 Lb. Break Strength................$261.98 DXE-INS-P2 Kit , 502-Style Insulators, 10,000 Lb. Break Strength................$253.98 DXE-INS-P2 Guy Line Guards Here's another smart way to protect your ham radio investment. Guy Line Guards from DX Engineering can be used on towers to prevent damage to coaxial cable rotator loops that rub directly on metal guy lines or dead ends. The high-visibility yellow poly plastic guy line guard tubes are 46" long and come split lengthwise for easy installation on existing coaxial cable. A hole in each tube lets you secure it firmly in place with a zip-tie. The brightly-colored guards may also be mounted at the bottom of guy lines to warn people that the guy line is present. DXE-GLG4-3P Guy Line Guards, Set of 3 ......................................................$35.99 Phillystran Tail Kits Using a steel tail to terminate your non-metallic guy line is a smart way to protect it from damage—whether its from vandals, brush fires, lawn mowers, fertilizers or ambitious rodents. As recommended by Phillystran, DX Engineering assembled kits to make it easy to install or upgrade your guying system. The kits include 12 feet of galvanized steel guy line, a porcelain strain insulator, Big Grips (for the dead end only), a heavy-duty thimble and cable ties. You supply the guy line and appropriate Big Grip. The kits below are designed for three guy lines. Find individual sets at DXEngineering.com. Part Number Guy Line Diameter Insulator Strength Lbs. Breaking Strength Lbs. Price DXE-PT-4000-3P 0.187" 10,000 3,990 $201.99 DXE-PT-6700-3P 0.250" 10,000 6,650 $229.99 DXE-PT-11200-3P 0.313" 12,000 11,200 $239.99 Dead End and End Sleeve Big Grips DX Engineering of ers Big Grip Dead Ends and End Sleeves from Preformed Line Products (PLP), a worldwide designer and manufacturer that has been relied upon by major corporations as well as Amateur Radio enthusiasts since 1947. The company’s strong and reliable galvanized steel Big Grip Dead Ends are available in multiple sizes to precisely fit your tower guy line installation. Choose PLP Big Grip End Sleeves to finish the application of a dead end on a guy line. The End Sleeves, also known as “Grip Clips” or “Ice Clips,” secure the grip tail ends and prevent them from opening or unraveling from ice intrusion or vibration. Big Grip Dead Ends PLP-BG2142 Big Grip Dead End for 3/16" EHS Guy ...................................$10.29 PLP-BG2144 Big Grip Dead End for 1/4" EHS Guy .....................................$11.99 PLP-BG2146 Big Grip Dead End for 5/16" EHS Guy ...................................$14.99 PLP-BG2147 Big Grip Dead End for 3/8" EHS Guy .....................................$19.99 PLP-BG2115 Big Grip Dead End for 1/2" EHS Guy .....................................$39.99 PLP-BG2116 Big Grip Dead End for 9/16" EHS Guy ...................................$59.99 PLP-BG2111 Big Grip Dead End for 5/8" EHS Guy .....................................$92.99 Big Grip End Sleeves PLP-GC-65303 Big Grip End Sleeve for 3/16" Dead End ................................$6.59 PLP-GC-65136 Big Grip End Sleeve for 1/4" Dead End ..................................$7.19 PLP-GC-65128 Big Grip End Sleeve for 5/16" Dead End ................................$7.59 PLP-BG2144 PLP-BG2146 Tower Guy Line Galvanized Turnbuckles Don’t trust the integrity of your antenna towers to anything but top-notch gear. These hot-dip galvanized heavy-duty cast steel turnbuckles have threaded casings with Eye/Jaw or Jaw/Jaw screw bolts at opposite ends to provide tension adjustments for metallic or non-metallic guy line tower support systems. They are available in load capacities from 1,200 to 5,200 lbs. and break strengths from 6,000 to 26,000 lbs., allowing you to select the turnbuckle best suited to meet and/or exceed your tower’s requirements. Depending on model, turnbuckles have adjustment maximums of 6" or 12". Sold individually. DMV-3-8TBE-J Turnbuckle, 3/8", Eye/Jaw, 1,200 Lb. Load ..........................$35.99 DMV-3-8TBE-J-J Turnbuckle, 3/8", Jaw/Jaw, 1,200 Lb. Load..........................$34.99 DMV-1-2TBE-J Turnbuckle, 1/2", Eye/Jaw, 2,200 Lb. Load ..........................$59.99 DMV-1-2TBE-J-J Turnbuckle, 1/2", Jaw/Jaw, 2,200 Lb. Load..........................$49.99 DMV-5-8TBE-J Turnbuckle, 5/8", Eye/Jaw, 3,500 Lb. Load ..........................$65.99 DMV-5-8TBE-J-J Turnbuckle, 5/8", Jaw/Jaw, 3,500 Lb. Load..........................$41.99 DMV-3-4TBE-J Turnbuckle, 3/4", Eye/Jaw, 5,200 Lb. Load ..........................$55.99 DMV-3-4TBE-J-J Turnbuckle, 3/4", Jaw/Jaw, 5,200 Lb. Load..........................$59.99 For new hams, check out our Getting Started HT, Mobile, and Base Radio Packages!
