[TowerTalk] Rope Snubbers

Adam Shirley WJ4X wj4x at amsat.org
Mon Oct 25 19:09:30 PDT 2010


That knot was mentioned in a QST not too long ago...


Another option is if you see a utility truck somewhere, stop and nicely
ask if you could have a couple of grips off the back of the truck...

The local coop guys were always nice about throwing me a couple if I asked.

73!
 -Adam
  WJ4X



On 10/25/2010 7:58 PM, Don Tucker wrote:
> I've a about 60 feet from the house to the tower. I'd like to get the coax 
> and cables off the ground. I can put a big SS screw eye at the 2nd level of 
> the house and a SS HD snap hook at the top of the lower crankup tower 
> section.  The bundle is 4 big coax (213) and 1 small 58X coax, 2 rotor type 
> cables and one small cable for 12V.
> 
> I cannot for the life of me remember the knot which produces a nice snubbing 
> anchor for use in holding the cable bundles up at each end. I do remember 
> from way back that it distributed the holding power across several links in 
> the snubbing knot.
> 
> Anyone who can pass this snubbing knot to me I'd me appreciative????
> 
> Don W7WLL 
> 
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