[TowerTalk] Re: Rope

[Dale L Martin]

>
> I use old telephone drop wire. The vulcanized two conductor, black stuff
> that goes from the pole to the house. This stuff will pull the horns off a
> "billygoat". And it's free. Most telephone companies will give
> you the stuff
> out of their scrap pile.....or contact your local telephone man. They
> usually have some in the truck....Tom N4RS
>

I use #18 nylon seine twine on my 40m inverted vee and 80m 1/4-wave
half-sloper.  The twine has a lifetime of about six or seven years.  Even
after a number of years, the knots are still unknotable.  It's strong,
cheap, available (Home Depot or equivalent) and comes in 225 ft roll,
leaving plenty for other jobs.

73,
dale, kg5u