EPDM Rubber cords at $2 each:
http://tinyurl.com/p3wr2rz
Trimmer line..... 685 Feet for $35:
http://tinyurl.com/odzjphz
Above items ordered together ship free to USA when ordered together.
Again... MY EXPERIENCE. Yours may vary. I live in Michigan where we get fairly
hot and cold. I have seen 104 F in summer and 17 below in winter. I use a $12
slingshot and a $12 closed face fishing reel taped to it for shooting
mono-filament line to haul up the trimmer line. Paint your weight you shoot
over the tree branch bright orange.... helps you see it when you are looking
for it. Nail polish is durable for that. The trimmer line is tough to tie knots
in. I used cheap electrical tape to help secure the mono-filament to the
trimmer line. I had up an EDZ, Coaxial Bazooka, Shirley Array, and at another
time a Jamaica Array up in the trees cut for 80M at my old location. At times
they were better than the Skywire Loop, but not very often. More often the
loop was better. These tests were primarily for NVIS type contacts on freqs
below 10Mc. I took all the other antennas down, and smiled looking up at my
lowly horizontal loop. Again- MY EXPERIENCE. You
can SAY what you want about that, make fun of it, tell me I done it all wrong,
tell me your idea is better, ......... but it doesn't CHANGE it. It's MINE.
Happy new year!
Greg, KC8HXO
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