We've had several threads on this topic, and none of the options seemed ideal or conclusively good. I've moved to a new QTH, with lots of 100 ft tall redwoods. I need to hang long dipoles with heavy
Dacron is a brand name (DuPont) for polyester. I've never had a problem with any of the Dacron line I've used and I've used some from Cable Xperts and DX Engineering. If you keep having failures at t
I have used Dacron with good results, but not in a pulley arrangement. Lately I have changed over to trot line, a tarred nylon twine. The local sporting goods store carries several sizes up to 440 lb
Just wondering if running your rope thru one half of a good sized strain insulator (502) might be a better working surface than a pulley? Of course, once the rope wears thru the glaze, it will come d
Jim: Phyllistran will abrade very easily. Even used as a tower guy you should keep it away from tree limbs etc. Good quality rope will do the trick nicely. The best way I know is to run a catenary li