[TowerTalk] Long span lanyard for wire antenna

[David Aslin G3WGN]

Jim, 
I've been using Mastrant rope of various grades for many years.  It's tough stuff - I've often run Mastrant-P through tree branches with no pulley for temporary situations and it's quite resistant to abrasion.  My wire dipoles are all supported with it here; and I use the same Mastrant-P for guying masts like Spiderbeam poles or aluminium push-up masts.  We use it extensively on our 6Gs DXpeditions.  I'm still using 3mm and 4mm diameter Mastrant that I bought in the 1990s that has seen more than its share of abuse and bad weather.  The D-F3 grade is also a great alternative to Dyneema ropes for heavier duty guying applications.
No connection with the company.  OL5Y runs it and is very helpful on guying matters.
73, David G3WGN M6O 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brown [mailto:jim at audiosystemsgroup.com] 
Sent: 22 April 2021 03:57
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Long span lanyard for wire antenna

On 4/21/2021 4:52 PM, K4RO Kirk Pickering wrote:
> I have been very pleased with rope from Mastrant.

Thanks Kirk. I saw this stuff in a booth at the last Visalia DX convention, and it looked very good. Their website calls it "guy rope." 
Would you expect it to wear well going through pulleys in trees that sway a lot in the wind?

73, Jim K9YC