Not cheap but placing a heavy duty rope at about 12' can be a good shock
absorber but the fact is that WD-11A is still fragile. It took me a few
years to let Mother Nature drop most of the dead wood to the point breakage
is maybe once a year for 5 2 wire Beverages which all run thru dense woods.
The breakage exceptions are those brutal storms that drop 80' pine trees or
a huge oak limb.
Carl
KM1H
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From: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
To: <topband@contesting.com>; "Glen" <k4kv@mds-ham.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:40 PM
Subject: Topband: dual-wire bev
Break away ties on Beverage wires can help along with tree limb trimming.
Large limbs can take down larger, more expensive wires.
73
Bruce-K1FZ www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html
I have 4 dual-wires, and just recently tried some WD1A military surplus
telephone wire, and it works.
I was using 12" spaced aluminum fence wire with great success, but the
fallen limbs and small trees
are a maintenance nightmare.
73's
Glen K4KV
Moultrie, GA
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