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Re: Topband: Threading radials

To: "Michael Armstrong" <armstrmj@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Threading radials
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
Reply-to: Tom W8JI <w8ji@w8ji.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:20:27 -0400
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> ZR, Bruce and Bob, thanks for your info.  There's the problem..... I was
> using the white ones and didn't know the black ones are UV resistant.
> I'll check those out.

I learned a lesson a long time ago here, after I used big black tie-wraps on 
all my cables on towers. I have white ties and ropes that are still good 
after 14 years, and black that fell apart after a few years.

While black color generally slows degradation down, black does not mean UV 
stabilized or even UV resistant.   :-)

If you want UV resistant, buy something that is UV resistance material or 
has UV inhibitors, no matter what color.

73 Tom 

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