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Subject: | [Towertalk] Knots |
From: | ac5tm@bellsouth.net (Thomas Miller) |
Date: | Fri, 20 Dec 2002 22:12:31 -0800 |
I read recently somewhere that tying a knot in rope reduces the tensile strength by 20% or so and with the synthetic lines can reduce as much as 60% or more. The reduction was due to how sharp the bend was. Tom Miller AC5TM ARRL Life Member CSVHF Life Member QCWA JARC |
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