[TowerTalk] 5. Re: Making an 80 meter vertical from Rohn 25 - UHMW

[Charles Bibb]

At 12:21 PM 12/24/2009, jimlux wrote:
>Don't use it in a bending application (it's fairly flexible, and does
>flow and/or take a set).


Of UHMW PE:

Also, be careful how you use it outdoors.  It is HIGHLY susceptible 
to the ravages of UV radiation.  I've used it as end insulators on 
wire antennas, and had it completely disintegrate within a couple of years.

Of course, YMMV.

73,
Charles - K5ZK