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[TowerTalk] guy rope for vertical antennas

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Subject: [TowerTalk] guy rope for vertical antennas
From: w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com (w8ji.tom)
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 10:26:51 -0500
Hi Lane,

I use thin black nylon rope or very thick nylon twine. I find there isn't a
whole lot of difference between it and special rope I pay bigger bucks for.
The stuff I use doesn't stretch too bad, even on long runs.

You don't need (or want) a very thick rope, 1/8 inch or so would do fine. 

I get my "light rope" from Walmart's sporting department. I think they sell
it to repair outdoor nets, it's by the boating and recreational stuff...not
with the other rope..

The stuff I use is a tarred nylon, and comes in a variety of sizes. The
roll laying here on my desk is #60, 300 feet long. Tensile strength is 500
lbs. Made by Wellington rope in Madison GA.

I have various sizes of it in use, from 1/8 inch to very small stuff. My
catinary (sp?) lines are made from it. I have a few pieces in use for at
least six years outside, and even use it for spans several hundred feet
long.

73 Tom
 

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> From: zeitler@ibm.net
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] guy rope for vertical antennas
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 12:39 AM
> 
> 
> Gents,
> What type/size rope is recommended for use in guying tall vertical
antennas?
> I am purchasing the MFJ 1792 80/40 meter vertical and before it gets here
I
> would like to have the "maybe necessary" guy rope on hand.
> 
> Lane
> ku7i
> 
> 
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