[TowerTalk] re TitanDX

[AD5VJ Bob]

Thanks Dan:

I will use the Nylon I guess, the Dacron is way too expensive isn't it? As it is they said they wanted 13.97 for a 100' length of
3/8" Nylon.

Do you know if Dacron is about the same. My impression is that it is a lot more.

Hope I am wrong.

  73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
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Code may be taking a back seat for now,
but the pioneering spirit that put the code
there in the first place is out front of it all.


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Hearn [mailto:dhearn at air-pipe.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:32 PM
> To: AD5VJ Bob; 'Gene Bigham'; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] re TitanDX
> 
> Bob: Don't use poly rope. The UV in sunlight causes rapid 
> destruction of it.
> Nylon is OK and Dacron is the best. Nylon tends to stretch a 
> bit while Dacron stretches much less. 73, Dan, N5AR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 3:44 PM
> To: 'Gene Bigham'; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] re TitanDX
> 
> 
> If its anything like this one I believe it, without counter 
> poise today after I put it up for 4 hours, just to see what 
> it would do, I worked Costa Rica on 17 and the special event 
> station in Yugoslavia on 20.
> 
> Even though there were no real problems I got worried and 
> took it down so I can install some guy rope. I guess I am 
> going to use 3/8" Nylon or Lowes has some stuff they call 
> "Poly Rope" what ever that is.
> 
> Now that is gud if you ask me this antenna is very gud and 
> should get even better as I make it more permanent.
> 
> All done only running a 100W and using RG-59 for the feed, 
> running through a door jam to the radio shack 20' push up pole (not
> extended) outside Hi Hi.
> 
>   73 fer nw,
> Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
> Visit My Ham Blog
> http://www.ad5vj.com/
> 
> 10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
> Code may be taking a back seat for now,
> but the pioneering spirit that put the code there in the 
> first place is out front of it all.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com 
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gene Bigham
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 4:48 PM
> > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] re TitanDX
> >
> > I have the Challenger and let me tell you it is a good 
> vertical on 40 
> > and 30, 80 is ok.
> > I have been told the Voyager is a good 80, 160 is ok antenna.
> > Gene Bigham
> > KB0GU
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