[Towertalk] Non-stretch rope?

[Signal Hill Ranch]

Sounds like Phillystran to me--and in the old days KLM
supplied Philly with their antennas and used a little
plastic block with (about) 5 holes in it to use as an end
termination.

The core is not fiberglass but rather Kevlar and it did have
the standard slick poly jacket rather than the woven dacron
jacket of Synthetic Textiles rope--which is what Mike
Stahl is using these days.

--John   W0UN

At 11:08 AM 4/13/2002 -0400, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:


>In a message dated 4/13/02 6:29:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, n9en@voyager.net
>writes:
>
> > Been following the thread about the kevlar & dacron ropes
> >  and how much they stretch, etc. Does anyone know of a
> >  source for the material that KLM used to supply with
> >  their antennas?
> >
> >  The particular material that I am talking about was about
> >  3/16" diameter and black in color. If I remember right, it
> >  had a glass fiber core and a smooth black jacket as an
> >  outside covering. It could be cut with a pair of side-cutters,
> >  although with some difficulty and the side-cutters needed to
> >  be sharp ones.
> >
> >  I am looking for some material to use as overhead boom
> >  support "lines" for some yagis that I will be putting up in
> >  the near future. Thanks for any info!
>
>     I'm pretty sure it's the UV resistant dacron made by Synthetic Textiles
>which is what we've been talking about.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve     K7LXC
>TOWER TECH -
>Professional tower services
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John W. Brosnahan
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