stealth wire ant insulators...can't resist

[DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL]

Well, I use nylon string here all the time...and it's not for
stealth...it is just handy and easy to use and doesn't weigh down the
wire, which I keep pretty loose anyhow.

But I can tell you, that here in NNJ, when winter snow and ice rolls
around, the "stealth" aspect is totally compromised...quite the
opposite of stealth.  But I have never had anything "snap" even when
branches have fallen right onto the wire antenna...gotta love that
nylon stretch.  I guess sometimes they do rot out (maybe after 10
years)...easy and cheap to replace.

Doug KR2Q
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[Mel]

Me too, I use 150 lb nylon all of the time without problems.

Mel

--- On Thu, 6/18/09, DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL <[hidden email]>
Subject: [Elecraft] stealth wire ant insulators...can't resist
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 2:50 PM

Well, I use nylon string here all the time...and it's not for
stealth...it is just handy and easy to use and doesn't weigh down the
wire, which I keep pretty loose anyhow.

But I can tell you, that here in NNJ, when winter snow and ice rolls
around, the "stealth" aspect is totally compromised...quite the
opposite of stealth.  But I have never had anything "snap" even when
branches have fallen right onto the wire antenna...gotta love that
nylon stretch.  I guess sometimes they do rot out (maybe after 10
years)...easy and cheap to replace.

Doug KR2Q
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[daleputnam]

Another stealth line, might be 80 lb fishing line... with #32 wire... or even #28...

the thing that is a bother.. is the birds... they can't see it... and if they can.. they try to sit on it. go figure.

--... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy


 
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