[Antennas] McCoy feeders

[Dan Richardson]

At 10:14 PM 2/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Dan Richardson wrote:
> >
> > At 02:43 PM 2/6/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> > >         The best and easiest way to connect Open Wire Feeders to a=
 dipole
> > >is by the use of "Ladder Lock" sold by many including AES in Milwaukee,
> > >WI  People are calling the old Center Fed Zepp Lew McCoy's antenna=
 which
> > >is ok with me, but that antenna which is my favorite has been around=
 from
> > >day one.  Glad to see Lew acquainted the newer generation via his good
> > >articles!
> > >
> > >73 de Bill-W9ERG  One of the 3875 Kilowatt Alley gang
> > >www.KJ9T.com
> > >- - -
> >
> > I used the Ladder Lock for a period of time and found that it doesn't=
 hold
> > up well to the weather. After a couple of years the outer surfaces=
 started
> > desegregating badly which the surfaces became heavily porous that dirt=
 and
> > dust collected and even moss started growing.
> >
> > Danny, K6MHE
> >
>
>
>Interesting.... I had one up for several years on the bank of a salt
>water tidal marsh. Almost constant wind from the ocean. I took it
>down last June and it looked almost the same as when I put it up.
>The color had faded a bit - but, to my surprise, not all that much.
>Worked great. I did put a very thin bead of silicon along the seam
>of the two sections.
>
>  Gary
>
>  Strange indeed. I live on the northern California coast about =BD mile=20
> from the ocean with all the associated releated weather. Maybe they=20
> change something along the line?


Danny