[Towertalk] Hy-Gain 204BA Rattle

[kk9a@arrl.net (kk9a@arrl.net)]

I put up a temporary antenna for the CQ WW Phone contest.  The antenna is an
old Hy-Gain 204BA and it was up for five days in Aruba.  The 204BA rattled
whenever the wind blew, which is all the time and it was worse in light
winds.  I did not install rope in the elements.  I have many antennas that
don't rattle and don't have ropes.  Is it the swaged tubing that causes this
and is there a cure?  Does the rope really eliminate it?

John  KK9A  P40A