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Subject: [TowerTalk] rope in elements
From: wy6k@yahoo.com (michael watts)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:17:28 -0800 (PST)
Paul,

I used nylon rope.  I don't know how much it actually
weighs, but it seems insignificant.  Don't forget the
end caps, which reduces the "pipe organ" effect of the
wind blowing across an open end.
--- Paul Christensen <paulc@mediaone.net> wrote:
> > The antennas going up now (Hygain 5 elements) have
> both end-
> > caps and ropes inside the elements. In the future
> I'll remember to
> > do that with ALL antennas, no matter what the
> manufacturer says.
> 
> Tom, sounds like a good dampening solution.  Does
> the added weight of the
> rope contribute much to the "droop" in the element
> ends?
> 
> -Paul, W9AC
> 
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