Barry,
I make my own open wire line feeding an 80 meter delta
loop and I use the plastic "weedeater" line woven
in and out thru the open wire line and I let the weedeater line be taut
compared to the open wire line so there is no strain on the connections. It
works pretty well, before
the feedline kept fatiguing and breaking at the connections. Now no problem
even after very windy periods.
Bob,
K6UJ
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From: "Barry Kirkwood" <bjk@ihug.co.nz>
To: "Tower Talk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: [Towertalk] 450 ohm ladder line strain relief
Looking for ideas about strain relief for 450 ohm ladder line (the plastic
ribbon stuff with square holes in it).
Like: where one connects it to the centre of a dipole, seems uncouth to just
hang it off the joints it makes with the antenna itself.
Have punched small holes in the webs and woven stranded fishing line through
the holes, taken the line back to the insulator above to take weight of the
feedline.
Am I doing right?
Any ideas?
Happy 2003
Barry
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Barry Kirkwood PhD ZL1DD
Signal Hill Homestay
66 Cory Road
Palm Beach
Waiheke Island 1240
NEW ZEALAND
ph/fax 64-9-372-5161
www.waiheke.co.nz/signal.htm
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