Doug,
See if you can find larger rope. What you have might be OK but personally I
would want to have a better base than I think you probably have, particularly
because I envision that if it came over there would be damage that would be
more than just the tower.
Stan, K5GO
> On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:24 PM, Douglas Ruz (CO8DM) <co8dm@frcuba.co.cu> wrote:
>
> I have PARACORD 550 black color...but it is 1/4" diameter and support up to
> 550 pounds only...i think single is to small...what about double ?
>
> 73....Douglas, CO8DM
>
> "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para un inventor que ver alguna
> de sus creaciones funcionando. Esa emoción hace que uno se olvide de comer,
> de dormir, de todo." - Nikola Tesla
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Stockton" <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
> To: "Douglas Ruz (CO8DM)" <co8dm@frcuba.co.cu>
> Cc: <john@kk9a.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Can´t add egg insulator...
>
>
> At risk of purists saying absolutely not, if I were going to put up just 30
> feet of 25G tower and didn't have all the proper materials to insulate the
> guy wires and guy it as would normally be done, I wouldn't hesitate for a
> moment to put two levels on that small tower using 3/8" diameter polyester
> (Dacron) low stretch rope. The antenna will blow apart first eliminating a
> potential problem and rope doesn't rust.
>
> Stan, K5GO
>
> Sent from Stan's IPhone
>
>
>
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