[TowerTalk] Guy recommendations for push up pole

[W0UN -- John Brosnahan]

At 07:26 24-11-07, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I'm posting this for a friend, Mike WBØSND:
>
>   I'm putting up a temporary beam installation 
> and need to know the appropriate kind of rope 
> to use for guying the mast (poly, nylon, or ?).


Derek--

Poly, as in polypropylene rope, available 
everywhere, suffers severe UV degradation
in a very short time period.  I REALLY don't like 
polypropylene!    Don't waste your money.

Nylon is VERY stretchy and is not a good choice for that reason.

Polyethylene terephthalate (another POLY) is much better as a rope and is the
basis for the braid over braid style of rope from Synthetic Textiles Inc.

http://www.synthetictextilesinc.com/supportham.html


Dacron is a trade name Polyethylene terephthalate and another great rope is
the Samson Stable Braid ropes -- used for rigging and on yachts.  But it is
somewhat expensive.

http://www.samsonrope.com/index.cfm


In any case what you want is a woven braid and not a twisted (lay) rope
which stretches and tries to unwind under load.

73  John  W0UN