[TenTec] BUNGEE CORDS

[Dave Edwards]

Sadly, the junk at the two large hardware chains available to most of us 
is likely not of the same quality as that used in the aircraft industry.
I used a bungee to keep the garden host from dangling where the lawn 
mower could eat it. That bungee did not last a single summer. Not cold, 
but the effects of the sun killed it. I would never use anything bungee 
for any antenna projects...except to perhaps hold a coil of coax or 
antenna wire together...stored in the garage.
....Dave
On 12/31/14, 8:07 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
> There were bungees prior to WWII. Well, prior, in fact. They were used extensively as shock absorbers on aircraft landing gear. Most aircraft on both side had them. Exposed to weather, they are fragile, but inside aircraft they last quite a while regardless of temperature. Oil and age cause them to lose elasticity and require replacement. All Piper aircraft used them until the advent of the PA-28 series. Most fixed gear biplanes had them save for those lucky few that flew those with the fancy "oleo" struts. Bungees are still used on some production aircraft to this day and mechanics have special tools with which to install them.
>
> That said, for antennas weights and pulleys are probably better if you can use them.
>
> Kim N5OP
>
> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>
>> On Dec 31, 2014, at 18:24, "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
>>
>> If you read the ARRL Handbook or even the ARRL Antenna Handbook, you will be
>> well prepared for World War II.
>>
>> In the past 60 years, a lot has changed.
>> There is nothing wrong with how we did it in the 1950s and 1960s, but as a
>> BIG SUPPORTER of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), I would like to point out
>> that a boatload of thing have changed in the past 50 years.
>>
>> There were no bungees in 1960.
>>
>> Both ways work and for me, a good rubber bungee is a lot simpler to deploy
>> than a rope through a pulley, supporting a bucket of cement that has been
>> calculated to represent the load that I need.
>>
>> Fast forward 40 years; WW II is long since over;  we have bungees.  Just
>> deploy the right ones.
>> End of message.
>>
>> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
>> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom
>> Pennebaker
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:25 PM
>> To: TenTec at contesting.com
>> Subject: [TenTec] BUNGEE CORDS
>>
>> My experience with bungee cords....they work good until winter comes.
>> When the temp goes below freezing your bungee is toast. It will crumble to
>> tiny pieces....Tom N4RS _______________________________________________
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