[TowerTalk] Wire antenna in trees? (Patrick Greenlee) (Kelly Taylor) (Jim Brown)

[EZ Rhino]

Sorry, I meant what was Jim doing where he had the failures?  It seems like I remember him talking about running the hoist ropes over pulleys and down to 100# weights or something to prevent tree sway from shock loading the wire.

Chris
KF7P








On Aug 5, 2017, at 15:22 , Mickey Baker wrote:

I used 12g. Terminated the ends with strain relief through an eye, crimped back on itself with an gently pressed S crimp over the insulation and a length of heat shrink. I usually use a small ty-wrap around the S crimp... I have used a larger ty-wrap and some tape in lieu of the S crimp. I haven't had a failure since a named storm event.

Mickey

Mickey Baker, N4MB
Palm Beach Gardens
“Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn.” Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying.

On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:42 PM, EZ Rhino <EZRhino at fastmovers.biz> wrote:
What gauge did you use, and how did you terminate the ends?

Chris
KF7P






On Aug 5, 2017, at 10:28 , Jim Brown wrote:

More than 10 years ago, I bought a bunch of this stuff and built wire antennas with it. All broke within a year.  I love Davis RF coax, but this wire is a loser.

73, Jim K9YC

On 8/5/2017 8:39 AM, Mickey Baker wrote:
> I use the Davis FlexWeave insulated wire


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