LBA is your dependable source for radio frequency insulators such as tower base insulators and guy wire insulators for use in medium wave AM broadcast antennas.
Our systems utilize high quality ceramic and fiberglass insulators. Our selection of insulators includes products of LBA and the most noted manufacturers.
Insulators and their installation are major cost components of medium wave (AM) and low frequency transmitting tower systems. These insulators also are a major cost for those constructing towers near such transmission systems, who need to isolate those towers from impacting the adjacent system. As transmission power and tower height increase, these costs escalate rapidly.
Our new SmartGuy™ design service allows LBA to computer model your entire guy system and to recommend the most cost effective selection and spacing of insulators for your specific case.
In addition to insulators, we offer many related products, including lightning protection systems, guy insulator static drains, tower lighting transformers, corona shields, and rain shields.
SmartGuy™ Guy Wire Insulator Design Service
You can save money on guyed towers!Guy wires on AM towers, or towers near them, must be broken up with multiple insulators to prevent reradiation of AM energy and other bad impacts on AM operation. This can hit construction budgets hard. Our new SmartGuy™ guy wire insulator design service controls these costs and can save big money! Problem:
Conventional designs specify guy wire insulators adjacent to the tower, at the guy anchor, and at intervals of 1/8 wavelength or less. This does not present a problem on electrically small towers or very lightweight towers with few insulators and small diameter guy wires. However, it is a significant problem on larger towers from both an expense and a mechanical standpoint. |
WARNING! Failure to install guy wire insulators can be very expensive! A number of cell towers have been installed near AM stations without proper analysis of AM protection requirements. When caught by the AM stations, complete replacement of uninsulated guy systems was required – a costly and time-consuming remedy. Every tower should be evaluated for AM protection regulatory compliance at the design stage. LBA offers complete AM protection services, including free site screening tools. |
Many of the insulators installed in guyed tower systems are simply unnecessary in the real world! But, every year, many thousands of dollars are spent needlessly on guy wire insulators for lack of adequate analysis alternatives.
