- 1. [TowerTalk] Flexweave Question (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Flynn <maflynn@theflynn.org>
- Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:56:15 -0500
- Any suggestion on the correct thimble size and nicopress (compression) sleeve that would be used with #14 and #12 Flexweave? Martin W2RWJ _______________________________________________ _____________
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Flexweave Question (score: 1)
- Author: Martin Flynn <maflynn@theflynn.org>
- Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:02:58 -0500
- or burndy C-tap since they are rated for copper, and the nicopress are not.... Martin W2RWJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk m
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- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Flexweave Question (score: 1)
- Author: <john@kk9a.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:06:22 -0500
- With that type of termination it sounds like you plan on the antenna wire being under a lot of tension. I have no personal experience with Flexweave but I would be concerned about the small Ø0.005 wi
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- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Flexweave Question (score: 1)
- Author: Jim McDonald <jim@n7us.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 23:33:35 +0000
- The Flexweave advertising used to quote my late friend, W5PJR, who claimed that Flexweave could be spliced using a square knot, I know that sounds silly, but I have used it without any issues, AFAIK.
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- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Flexweave Question (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:45:47 -0500
- MY personal experience ( several times) with flexweave that it isn't as durable in applications where it is under tension As John surmised, one strand breaks, then another...etc. In my case where I h
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- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Flexweave Question (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:11:26 -0800
- I and another OT ham have had terrible experience with Flex Weave. Every antenna that either of us built with it ended up on the ground. I love the people at Davis RF and their coax products, but I c
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