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Re: [TowerTalk] Break-aways for Tree Installed Wire Antennas

To: Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Break-aways for Tree Installed Wire Antennas
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 09:06:55 -0700
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On 7/8/2019 10:57 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
 I think a long bungee is better
as the differential force (k*dx) deviation over length change is less and there is negligible mass.  The downside is bungees don't last very long, maybe a year or two.  A safety loop is always a good idea for

I once had a 130 foot horizontal wire tensioned by a bungee cord. I put the bungee cord inside a PVC pipe to protect it from UV. Worked perfectly.

Rick N6RK
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