[TowerTalk] Break-aways for Tree Installed Wire Antennas

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 7/8/2019 10:57 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
  I think a long bungee is better
> as the differential force (k*dx) deviation over length change is less 
> and there is negligible mass.  The downside is bungees don't last very 
> long, maybe a year or two.  A safety loop is always a good idea for 

I once had a 130 foot horizontal wire tensioned by a bungee cord.  I put 
the bungee cord inside a PVC pipe to protect it from UV.  Worked perfectly.

Rick N6RK