[TowerTalk] UV resistant wire ties

Steve London n2icarrl at gmail.com
Fri May 30 11:54:56 EDT 2014


Thanks, but for my application they need to be non-conductive.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 05/30/2014 09:44 AM, TexasRF at aol.com wrote:
> Steve, I have found that ties made from ordinary 2 conductor + ground
> house wire holds up very well here in Texas. Available everywhere,
> choice of Black or White covering and you cut it to the length of your
> liking.
> Once you get the knack of installing, it even looks pretty good. I use a
> pair of Vice-Grip pliers to install by clamping the wire ends and
> twisting until the excess breaks off.
> 73,
> Gerald K5GW
> In a message dated 5/30/2014 8:16:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> n2icarrl at gmail.com writes:
>
>     This has been discussed before, but without a really satisfying answer.
>
>     Does any one have the brand and product number of a UV resistant wire
>     tie, proven to last many years ?
>
>     I have used many so-called UV resistant ties that are junk. OTOH, the
>     wire ties provided by M2 with my 6 year old 40M4LLDD have held up very
>     well, despite the UV-rich environment here in NM.
>
>     73,
>     Steve, N2IC
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