[TowerTalk] rope in elements

[Paul Christensen]

> The antennas going up now (Hygain 5 elements) have both end-
> caps and ropes inside the elements. In the future I'll remember to
> do that with ALL antennas, no matter what the manufacturer says.

Tom, sounds like a good dampening solution.  Does the added weight of the
rope contribute much to the "droop" in the element ends?

-Paul, W9AC


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