[TowerTalk] How to support a large loop?

[Tom Osborne]

Jim said:
>
> My antennas are mostly up 100-120 ft in redwoods, douglas fir,
> and madrones. I have had multiple failures of flex-weave in
> antennas hung in trees and hung from towers. Indeed, virtually
> every antenna I have ever built with flex-weave has failed
> mechanically at points of connection.

I'm not sure what flex weave is composed of, but I did see some that a guy 
here  had in a 160 meter antenna and it rusted.  I think the wire he had 
must have had some iron in it or something.  Looked kinda nasty.  73
Tom W7WHY