SS is a terrible conductor. If you need high strength, copperweld would
be much better. Beware of stranded copperweld: The abrasion between
strands can erode the copper and expose the steel.
73,
Scott K9MA
On 9/9/2020 12:49 PM, Gene Smar via TowerTalk wrote:
Bill:
I've used bungee cords to anchor the insulators of my 80M FW loop
antenna. The initial installation of rope broke after only a few months and
the bungees (I used them at two of the five loop corners) lasted nine years
until I took down the antenna for my tower. Maybe you could consider a bungee
cord holding a pulley through which runs the rope with a tensioning weight at
the end of it.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Al
Kozakiewicz
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2020 1:24 PM
To: William Osborne <wosborne44@gmail.com>; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wire Rope
Use pulleys and counterweights. Or a spring.
Al
AB2ZY
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of William
Osborne
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2020 1:23 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Wire Rope
Has anyone used SS wire rope for an antenna conductor in a wire antenna such as
80-10 OCFD? I use trees for supports and want to end the breaking problem due
to wind swaying thew trees.
Thanks,
Bill..K5ZQ
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