[Elecraft] how much to stretch copper wire

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Yep. I do, but then like you I've worked on many shipboard systems. 

Also I'm old enough not to consider it a thrill to go out in a mid-winter
storm to restore my wire! 

73 Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

On 2/11/2016 9:49 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

> You don't see it unless there's significant tension on it. My 80/40 
> fan dipoles are up 140 ft and are fed with RG11. The tensioning weight 
> is about 95#. I must trim it every 2-3 years.

Does anyone use the strong-link / weak link system that is common in
shipboard wire antenna installations?  This prevents the antenna wire
breaking in the event of severe storms.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
Radiotelegraph Operator Cert. T2-00000208

>From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon