My original 80M dipole 1/4 inch NYLON support rope recently broke.
It served me for 20+ years in the Sunny South.
The downside of nylon rope is that it stretches, especially when wet,
so I do NOT recommend nylon for GUYING.
For guying SHORT verticals, almost anything will do,
such as moderately heavy tent stakes or small galvanized pipe.
Tom N4KG
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:20:53 EDT K7LXC@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 4/11/02 12:52:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> BobK8IA@aol.com
> writes:
>
> > I figure it should be some non-conductive material, but would like
> to
> > know the pros and cons of the various choices.
>
> There aren't many choices. Everything except the aforementioned
> UV
> resistant rope (it's dacron BTW) WILL break down in sunlight. How
> long it
> takes before failure depends on how much UV you get. Longer service
> life in
> northern states, much less in the Sunbelt.
>
> > Also, what would be a good choice in guy anchors to use with
> this?
>
> I'd just pound some 1" or so pipe into the ground.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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