[Antennas] dipole support: steel cable???

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To fellow antenatites.

My hefty rope, supporting one end of my 80/40 dipole breaks at the most 
inoportune times.
Like yesterday, when we started a strong wind/snow storm.

Question.
I have some 1/16" steel cable, aircraft style, woven SS.

If I tied a short section of rope to the end insulator, and then the cable 
was thrown through the tree, would the 50' of steel cable, out from the end 
of the dipole have any effect.

(the antenna works poorly as it's too low anyway).

But would it be a serious problem?


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Bill H. in Chicagoland
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