[GCARC] To B or Knot to B

[Tony Starr]

Jeff,

I use a bowline to attach ropes to all of my wire antennas, whether on the
end insulators or a feed point attachment such as a balun.  The other end
of the rope could have a different knot depending on what I am tying it to
and whether I want to make it tight, keep it loose, or make it adjustable.
Typically I will use a clove hitch to attach the rope to a ladder, tower
leg, or anything round.  If I want to make it adjustable I use something
they call a "trucker's knot".  Not sure what the formal name is.  But the
bowline and clove hitch are the ones I count on the most.  Experimenting
with antennas is one of my most favorite activities in the hobby, so I tie
a lot of knots!

Tony WA2FZB

On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 7:24 PM djgrath1 <djgrath1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
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> What is a good knot to use to tie a rope to a wire dipole to hang in a
> tree?
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> Thanks
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> D. Jeffrey Garth
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