----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: "Tower Talk List" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ladderline. What Kind ?
> I have made spacers by cutting 1/2-inch PVC electrical
> conduit into short
> pieces, then drilling holes for the conductors to pass
> through.
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When I was about 18 years old, I made 100' of ladderline
using #14 hard-drawn copper wire and those little 2" ceramic
insulators made by E.F. Johnson. I had a hell of a time
getting the wire through all the tiny holes in those
insulators. It took hours. I got it done, though, and was
really proud of my work until K1LPL (now W3LPL) came over
and looked at my handiwork. His comment was "Why did you go
to all that trouble? The #14 wire is supposed to lie in the
OUTSIDE NOTCHES of the insulators, and just little tie wires
go through the holes!" That was an ego-deflating moment for
sure.
I have since made open wire line using pieces of plastic
coathangars. You can get about 6 spacers per coathangar.
Holes and notches can be made with a drill press. To make a
notch, first drill a hole and then cut the hole in half.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
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