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

[David Gallatin]

THHN is in no way meant for use as exterior antenna wire. The nylon (N) coating is thin and stiff. 


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-------- Original message --------
From: john at kk9a.com 
Date: 08/06/2017  11:06 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: towertalk at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wire antenna in trees? (Patrick Greenlee) (Kelly
  Taylor) 

What is the advantage of this wire over THHN?  Flex-weave has hundreds of
copper strands, each strand is very small diameter.

John KK9A


To:	W1TR at yccc.org
Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Wire antenna in trees? (Patrick Greenlee)
(Kelly Taylor) (Jim Brown)
From:	Mickey Baker <fishflorida at gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 5 Aug 2017 11:39:01 -0400

Here in Florida where high winds are fairly common, I use the Davis
FlexWeave insulated wire and, in the case of loops, "float" the wire,
allowing it to slide through insulators at the corners. I terminate it at
the ends with dipoles and use 5/16" UV stabilized Dacron line through
pulleys to weights keeping it taught. When the trees I use as supports
sway, the weights go up and down, keeping a standard load on the wire and
moving the friction point a bit to avoid single point wear.

It has been up over two years now, gale force winds on a number of
occasions and no failures! (Knock wood.)

Tough wire. Same as or similar to Wireman Silky.

73,

Mickey N4MB

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