What’s wrong with these? I’ve been using these for at least five years, and
they’re fantastic: light-weight, minimal wind resistance, and UV-resistant.
Mine are spaced every 18” on my open-wire lines.
http://www.73cnc.com/product_p/ls100.htm
<http://www.73cnc.com/product_p/ls100.htm>
Bud, W2RU
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 11:28 45AM, Larry Banks <larryb.w1dyj@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Has anyone used 1/2” PEX tubing (normally used for plumbing) as a spacer for
> open-wire line or fan-dipoles? (PEX is cross-linked polyethylene.)
>
> It is cheap in 5’ lengths, easy to work, and passes the microwave oven test,
> so it isn’t conductive. (The white stuff that I have microwave tested is not
> UV resistant, so there is a question about how long it will last outside.)
>
> As it is very light weight and seems to be fairly rigid, it looks like a good
> candidate for this purpose. Any experience with this stuff out there?
>
> 73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ
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