I put up my A743 40m add-on kit in October 2005. I was disappointed to come home and find that the DE support rope has broken, apparently right in the middle -- where the rope passes through the phen
I put my A3 with A743 dipole in the air in 1984 and it's still there with the truss rope intact. I'll be taking it down later this year to put up a new SteppIR in it's place. I've been curious about
Bill: You might use the small Phillystran 12001 3/16" which is made for booms, etc. I used it as the center element support and element alignment on a Mosley Classic 33 WARC with the 40m kit for more
Author: "Bob Newton W5RN" <rj.newton.w5rn@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:15:03 -0700
Hi Bill, I have had the A743 40m kit on an old ATB-34 for probably over 5 years now with no problems. The support rope that came with the add-on wasn't long enough so I used the Dacron UV resistant r
Finally completed enough tower climbs to get a diagnosis on this. The line was frayed in two at the center. Part of the problem was that I didn't quite install it correctly. The instructions call for