FYI: There are also conduit pull tapes that are woven with wires that
are useful for antennas. The big advantage with these is they are about
3/4" wide and will easily take 1000 lbs of pull since they are designed
for high loads. The wires in them are used to stop pulling winches when
a certain amount of stretch has occurred, thus avoiding breakage.
On 9/26/2010 6:52 PM, Dr. Gerald N. Johnson wrote:
> But the web is the strength, not the wire. Just the opposite of flinging
> up an antenna made of twinlead where there's much more wind area than
> conductor.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>
> On 9/26/2010 6:22 PM, mike bryce wrote:
>> I've seen them used before, but they're not a great stealth antenna simply
>> because they (the wires) are made to be seen by horses.
>>
>> The extra wind loading could prove interesting in engineering a way to keep
>> the antenna up.
>>
>> Mike, WB8VGE
>> SunLight Energy Systems
>> The Heathkit Shop
>> http://www.theheathkitshop.com/
>> J e e p
>> o|||||||o
>>
>> A man with one clock knows what time it is. A man with two clocks is never
>> sure.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 26, 2010, at 6:08 PM, John Oglesby wrote:
>>
>>> That's an electric horse fence antenna. These were being sold at
>>> Dayton. The straps are used to make electric fences for horses. The
>>> advantage as a fence is that they are much stronger and more visible.
>>> They are woven wire and fabric.
>>>
>>> John
>>> N9RE
>>>
>>> On 9/26/2010 10:27 AM, Fernando wrote:
>>>> Hello.
>>>>
>>>> Great pictures.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting photo of that portable antenna.
>>>>
>>>> Looks like straps weaved with wire.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea?
>>>>
>>>> tnx.
>>>>
>>>> 7
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