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On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:05:51 -0400, "Bob Maser"
<bmaser@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>Teflon covered stranded is used by many. How you fasten it to the spreaders
>is VERY important.
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Interesting thought about the Teflon.
And fastening is indeed important. Ideally you want some kind of
strain relief so the wire does not flex from a hard point. How you do
that, I'm not sure other than making the holes through the spreaders
with a gentle curve as opposed to a sharp edge.
I had a four element quad up for six years and it was a fantastic
performer, but when the wires started breaking I took it down and put
up a triband yagi with a single feedline and no moving parts. It does
not play as well but it's good enough and I sleep better.
The Alpha 89 helps too. :-)
Bill W6WRT
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