[TowerTalk] A Better Rope?

[G.E. Tucker]

I have used 1/8 inch nylon 'parachute cord' (or the copy of it available at
current 'Army/Navy' type stores) and 3/16 inch nylon cord over tree branches
to support wire antennas. The former is a bit too light duty, and has failed
a few times, but the main issue seems to be to allow sufficient slack, or
e.g. bungy cord/spring etc. tension relief, so the motion of the trees
doesn't break/wear through the cord. The antennas may droop a bit more, but
are likely to stay up longer without attention.

73 George W5VU


----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Rosenberg <wd3q at starpower.net>
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Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 3:13 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] A Better Rope?


> My Synthetic Textiles dacron rope is losing its cover (the black
> sheath) from rubbing in the trees.  While the first run lasted a couple
> of years, this time I got only 6 months use.  Admittedy, the number of
> days of  rain, high winds and otherwise miserable weather has been
> considerably worse this year than in the past.
>
> The trees are tall (70-100 ft), and it's impossible to get near where
> the ropes cross the branches.
>
> Can anyne on TT recommend a rope with a strong outer sheath?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Eric W3DQ
> Washington, DC
>
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