[TowerTalk] Phillystran diameters

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 99-04-28 10:37:39 EDT, aa7bg@3rivers.net writes:

> I have some older potted end type phillystran and some newer stuff.  I am
>  told they are both 3/16 (4000#) equivalents.  They have different diameters
>  with the older kind having a larger diameter. 
>  
>  Can anyone tell me what the diameter is for the newer (4000#) phyllistran?

      The diameter of the HPTG4000 is .3 inches (7.6 mm).

      The easiest way to tell the old style from the new style is to look at 
the end - the old style was just a bundle of fibers; the new stuff is laid in 
strands. The older stuff is also stiffer.

Cheers,   Steve    K7LXC

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