[TowerTalk] Can´t add egg insulator...

[Stan Stockton]

Doug,

See if you can find larger rope.  What you have might be OK but personally I would want to have a better base than I think you probably have, particularly because I envision that if it came over there would be damage that would be more than just the tower.

Stan, K5GO

> On Dec 14, 2015, at 7:24 PM, Douglas Ruz (CO8DM) <co8dm at frcuba.co.cu> wrote:
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> I have PARACORD 550 black color...but it is 1/4" diameter and support up to 550 pounds only...i think single is to small...what about double ?
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> 73....Douglas, CO8DM
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> "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para un inventor que ver alguna de sus creaciones funcionando. Esa emoción hace que uno se olvide de comer, de dormir, de todo." - Nikola Tesla
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Stockton" <wa5rtg at gmail.com>
> To: "Douglas Ruz (CO8DM)" <co8dm at frcuba.co.cu>
> Cc: <john at kk9a.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2015 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Can´t add egg insulator...
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> 
> At risk of purists saying absolutely not, if I were going to put up just 30 feet of 25G tower and didn't have all the proper materials to insulate the guy wires and guy it as would normally be done, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to put two levels on that small tower using 3/8" diameter polyester (Dacron) low stretch rope. The antenna will blow apart first eliminating a potential problem and rope doesn't rust.
> 
> Stan, K5GO
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