There were bungees prior to WWII. Well, prior, in fact. They were used
extensively as shock absorbers on aircraft landing gear. Most aircraft on both
side had them. Exposed to weather, they are fragile, but inside aircraft they
last quite a while regardless of temperature. Oil and age cause them to lose
elasticity and require replacement. All Piper aircraft used them until the
advent of the PA-28 series. Most fixed gear biplanes had them save for those
lucky few that flew those with the fancy "oleo" struts. Bungees are still used
on some production aircraft to this day and mechanics have special tools with
which to install them.
That said, for antennas weights and pulleys are probably better if you can use
them.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Dec 31, 2014, at 18:24, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de> wrote:
>
> If you read the ARRL Handbook or even the ARRL Antenna Handbook, you will be
> well prepared for World War II.
>
> In the past 60 years, a lot has changed.
> There is nothing wrong with how we did it in the 1950s and 1960s, but as a
> BIG SUPPORTER of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), I would like to point out
> that a boatload of thing have changed in the past 50 years.
>
> There were no bungees in 1960.
>
> Both ways work and for me, a good rubber bungee is a lot simpler to deploy
> than a rope through a pulley, supporting a bucket of cement that has been
> calculated to represent the load that I need.
>
> Fast forward 40 years; WW II is long since over; we have bungees. Just
> deploy the right ones.
> End of message.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom
> Pennebaker
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:25 PM
> To: TenTec@contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] BUNGEE CORDS
>
> My experience with bungee cords....they work good until winter comes.
> When the temp goes below freezing your bungee is toast. It will crumble to
> tiny pieces....Tom N4RS _______________________________________________
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