[Antennas] Open Wire Feedline

[KA4INM]

   Hi  Randy KB4QQJ:

> I first used the pen enclosures and they work fine. However, I now use a
> product I found at a local Tractor Supply store.  they are called Fi-Shock
> insulators. I bought a box of 200 for about $15. They are tough,very strong,
> rated to handle high voltage, transparent to  RF, and are resistant to
> ultraviolet exposure, even the Texas sun.  They are intended to use on electric
> fence runs where the wire runs through a  staple on the fence post. Here is a
> link to their web site. _Fi-Shock  Online Catalog_
> (http://www.fishock.com/store/high-tensile-electric-fence/500-540)
> I left the Fi-Shocks at 4"  It comes out to about 480 ohms. I'm sure  you
> could find something cheaper in your local home improvement store. Free is
> always better though, and a lot more fun scrounging...

   Tell us how you fastened the wires to these insulators, please.
-- 
   Ron  KA4INM - Youvan's corollary:
                 Every action results in unwanted side effects.