[TowerTalk] Antenna element vibration damping - How

[Lee Wical]

Suggest you use poly rope, not woven or braided as these may pick up 
moisture and add weight to your elements.
lee


At 12:49 PM 8/8/2003 -0500, Mike Wetzel wrote:
>Andy,
>
>You just simply pull rope through the aluminum tubing elements and cut it to
>length.  You might secure the ends so the rope doesn't come out or bunch up
>in an end.
>
>Mike W9RE
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of VeeAthreePL
> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 12:41 PM
> > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Antenna element vibration damping - How
> >
> >
> > I have had read somewhere on this reflector that in order to damp element
> > vibration in the wind you have to insert rope inside the elements.
> > I am just about to install my Mosley TA36 with 40M kit and would like to
> > install such a modification. How it is done exactly?
> > Thanks
> > 73 de Andy - VA3PL
> >
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