[Towertalk] 450 ohm ladder line strain relief

[Mark]

I use weedeater line to hold the ends of my perverted vees!  Mark  AA6DX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Harmon" <k6uj@pacbell.net>
To: "Tower Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] 450 ohm ladder line strain relief


> Barry,
> I make my own open wire line feeding an 80 meter delta
> loop and I use the plastic "weedeater" line woven
> in and out thru the open wire line and I let the weedeater line be taut
> compared to the open wire line so there is no strain on the connections.
It
> works pretty well, before
> the feedline kept fatiguing and breaking at the connections. Now no
problem
> even after very windy periods.
>
> Bob,
> K6UJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Kirkwood" <bjk@ihug.co.nz>
> To: "Tower Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 2:12 PM
> Subject: [Towertalk] 450 ohm ladder line strain relief
>
>
> Looking for ideas about strain relief for 450 ohm ladder line (the plastic
> ribbon stuff with square holes in it).
> Like: where one connects it to the centre of a dipole, seems uncouth to
just
> hang it off the joints it makes with the antenna itself.
> Have punched small holes in the webs and woven stranded fishing line
through
> the holes, taken the line back to the insulator above to take weight of
the
> feedline.
> Am I doing right?
> Any ideas?
> Happy 2003
> Barry
>
> end
> Barry Kirkwood PhD ZL1DD
> Signal Hill Homestay
> 66 Cory Road
> Palm Beach
> Waiheke Island 1240
> NEW ZEALAND
> ph/fax 64-9-372-5161
> www.waiheke.co.nz/signal.htm
>
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