[AMPS] spreaders

[John Lane]

I've used acrylic resins (Plexiglass) in antenna and RF projects for years
without problems.  W8KX

> Larry, W6FUB says:
> 
> 
> >What would you recommend for spreaders, not on ladder line but for
> >parallel dipole spreaders? Delrin is readily available in both natural
> >and black. The black has good UV resistance.
> 
> My preference is for PTFE (Teflon) or ceramic. Over here, of course, we
> don't get Californian sunshine, but even so, I've been disappointed in
> delrin, Nylon, polycarbonate and perspex (trade name - the stuff is
> methyl methacrylate -

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