Dennis, we supply quite a bit of our #534, which is 26 AWG hdpe jacketed
19 strand copper clad steel for kite and balloon antenna tether material,
in addition to its use as a low profile "stealth" antenna. Quite popular
in Europe. 1000 ft weighs about 1 pound, and costs $120.
73,
Press Jones, N8UG, The Wireman, Inc., Landrum, SC, 29356
Sales(800)727-WIRE(9473) or cqwire@juno.com.
Tech help (864)895-4195 or n8ug@juno.com
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Our 21st year!
On Sun, 03 May 1998 12:10:24 -0500 Dennis Schaefer <w5rz@troi.csw.net>
writes:
>In Wal-Mart, I saw a "party balloon kit". It was 25 nine-inch mylar
>balloons and a small helium tank.
>
>Surely 25 small balloons would support a wire of some kind, and all it
>cost
>is $15.00. There is probably a little excess helium capacity in the
>tank,
>anyway.
>
>Will this work for Field Day? Has anybody tried a similar scheme?
>What
>kind of wire? How long? How long did it stay up? (even if you
>didn't
>use Viagra)
>
>73,
>Dennis, W5RZ
>
>
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