[Antennas] antenna support rope question

Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:41:18 -0400

Dave, NC6P;

I still use a few pieces of 3/16's inch Olive drab Dacron that was in use
some 25 years ago in the former Canal Zone!
A year or so ago I found a supplier and bought a 3000 foot spool, which
should handle any future antenna supports. It is great stuff in my book.

Good luck with either choice.

73,
Jim, K4SQR
(ex: KZ5JM, 18 years in the Canal Zone)

On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 19:03:48 -0000 "David Ashworth"
<[email protected]> writes:
> Hello,  I was wondering if anyone had experience with Dacron rope as 
> far as
> its life, and resistance to sunlight and abrasion.  I also see that 
> there is
> Kevlar covered with Dacron available.  The rope will be used to 
> support a
> wire antenna suspended from trees.  I use a slingshot with a fishing 
> line
> and then a pull string to pull the antennas up.  I was using some
> polypropylene that I had and didn't have a problem with abrasion.  
> After 2
> years, the sun did its job and that was it for the polypropylene, so 
> I am
> wondering what others have experienced.  The antenna will be an 80 
> square
> loop.  Thank you in advance for your help, 73 Dave, NC6P.
> 
> 
> - - - 
> 
> Your moderator for this list is:
> Larry Wilson KE1HZ [email protected]
> _______________________________________________
> Antennas mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas
> 
> 