Topband: Beverage wire question

[Lup Schlueter]

Hardy,
the a nice link with lots of ideas is on the page from DL2TO. Its in 
writen in german, but the pictures
speak for itself:
*http://www.dl2lto.de/sc/HB_HL_bau.htm

*55 de Lup, DJ7SW

Am 01.05.2014 15:12, schrieb Hardy Landskov:
> I've used window line for many years and it is a maintenance 
> hassle. The heat and UV here in AZ just eats the stuff up where it 
> has to be replaced every 5 years or so, and I do twist the line. 
> The last wind storm we had ripped the line right out of the DXE 
> black plastic insulators which are not all that good either.
> So I am looking with keen interest at all these homebrew 
> open-wire-line construction techniques.
> YMMV.
> 73 Hardy N7RT
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Waters" <mikewate at gmail.com>
> To: "Jim Garland" <4cx250b at miamioh.edu>
> Cc: "topband" <Topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Beverage wire question
>
>
>> Jim,
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Jim Garland 
>> <4cx250b at miamioh.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been using 450 ohm ladder line ... and the ladder line 
>>> requires
>>> constant maintenance.
>>
>>
>> I've heard that twisting that line solves the breakage issues. 
>> You need
>> many twists in the entire length of the line.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I want to replace it with parallel wires, which run through ceramic
>>> feedthrough insulators
>>
>>
>> And, I've heard that running wire through ceramic insulators like 
>> that will
>> eventually abrade the wire. Holes in ceramic insulators are 
>> usually quite
>> rough.
>>
>>
>> I have no experience with either of the above. Here, we use plastic
>> electric fence and homebrew plastic insulators; and the wire 
>> drops into a
>> slot instead of having to string it through a hole. Works for me.
>>
>> I think there's some photos at 
>> http://www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html .
>>
>> 73, Mike
>> www.w0btu.com
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