Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:35:39 -0400
DXE sells some nifty ladder insulators designed for wooden posts. They are listed at $13.95 for a bag of 25. (DXE P/N DXE-LL-LNS) In my case I wanted to use metal fence supports with wood on the top
I'm afraid I've had bad experience with the DXE ladder line insulators. I used them on my 760 ft beverages, screwed to the top of 4x4 wood posts, spaced 60 ft apart. With the wind, they eventually sn
Why don't you nail or screw a cross piece of needed length to the top of each post, and screw a threaded porcelain standoff insulator so it sticks up on each end. You can find them at hamfests. They
I used porcelain insulators with a lag screw on one end and screwed them into the opposing sides of the 4x4 support posts. I threaded the wd1a through the large hole in the insulators, and adjusted t
Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:43:07 -0400
Maybe since my Beverages have to be at least 8 feet high to avoid the deer horn (yes we have them in the field were my beverages run). Driving a 10 ' 2X2 into the ground requires me to carry along a
Beware of some types of porcelain insulators that have a hole that is not glazed, and so is very abrasive. Over time, movement of the wire inside that rough hole (from the wind, etc.) has been known
I drive the metals posts into the ground and slide a 10 foot section of gray PVC pipe over the post for my supports. Mike N2MS _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com
Mike, What do you connect to the PVC pipe to hold the wires? Herb, How do you connect the paint sticks to the posts? Fritz K4OAQ I drive the metals posts into the ground and slide a 10 foot section o
Fritz, I cut a U shaped slot on the top, install a short piece of tubing and run the wire through the tubing. I keep the tubing in place by placing a black UV proof tywrap on the top of the pipe. I u