Topband: Threading radials

[Mike Armstrong]

ZR and HAROLD, I have been having issues with the tie wraps breaking in the AZ sun.  I suspect the UV is getting to them badly.  The metal ones don't break, but I can't use those for shunt feeding, of course.  Can you recommend a source for ones that don't break?  It is a real pain replacing them every year or two...... He he he

Mike A (AB7ZU)

Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka

On Aug 17, 2012, at 6:48, "ZR" <zr at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

> At a prior QTH in the 80's I used 3/4" PVC pipe and T's to support a length 
> of 3/4" CATV hardline as the shunt feed.  A single piece of #12 didnt work 
> well at all at any spacing using bandwidth and pileup busting as the 
> criteria.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "HAROLD SMITH JR" <w0rihps at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "N7DF" <n7df at yahoo.com>; <Topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 10:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Threading radials
> 
> 
> I find that 1/2 inch PVC pipe is handy for many things. It can be cut into 
> 6"
> spacers or insulators. I use it for spacers on my Shunt Fed tower's
> 
> shunt feed rod. I used 1/2" EMT for the shunt feed rod and the PVC spaced 
> about
> every 24" to stabilize the rod. I use Black Tie-wraps to
> 
> secure everything.
> 73 Price W0RI
> 
> 
> 
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> From: N7DF <n7df at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Topband: Threading radials
> 
> I have found that 20 foot lengths of 1/2 inch PVC pipe works very well in
> getting radial wires through, around and under the very prickly shrubbery 
> that
> gets in the way here in the New Mexico desert. It is very inexpensive and 
> can
> be extended to as long a run as is needed.
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