Sadly, the junk at the two large hardware chains available to most of us
is likely not of the same quality as that used in the aircraft industry.
I used a bungee to keep the garden host from dangling where the lawn
mower could eat it. That bungee did not last a single summer. Not cold,
but the effects of the sun killed it. I would never use anything bungee
for any antenna projects...except to perhaps hold a coil of coax or
antenna wire together...stored in the garage.
....Dave
On 12/31/14, 8:07 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
There were bungees prior to WWII. Well, prior, in fact. They were used extensively as
shock absorbers on aircraft landing gear. Most aircraft on both side had them. Exposed to
weather, they are fragile, but inside aircraft they last quite a while regardless of
temperature. Oil and age cause them to lose elasticity and require replacement. All Piper
aircraft used them until the advent of the PA-28 series. Most fixed gear biplanes had
them save for those lucky few that flew those with the fancy "oleo" struts.
Bungees are still used on some production aircraft to this day and mechanics have special
tools with which to install them.
That said, for antennas weights and pulleys are probably better if you can use
them.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music
lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
On Dec 31, 2014, at 18:24, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick@DJ0IP.de> wrote:
If you read the ARRL Handbook or even the ARRL Antenna Handbook, you will be
well prepared for World War II.
In the past 60 years, a lot has changed.
There is nothing wrong with how we did it in the 1950s and 1960s, but as a
BIG SUPPORTER of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), I would like to point out
that a boatload of thing have changed in the past 50 years.
There were no bungees in 1960.
Both ways work and for me, a good rubber bungee is a lot simpler to deploy
than a rope through a pulley, supporting a bucket of cement that has been
calculated to represent the load that I need.
Fast forward 40 years; WW II is long since over; we have bungees. Just
deploy the right ones.
End of message.
73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom
Pennebaker
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:25 PM
To: TenTec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] BUNGEE CORDS
My experience with bungee cords....they work good until winter comes.
When the temp goes below freezing your bungee is toast. It will crumble to
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