Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21301 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 11:02:26 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 11:02:26 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 17007 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 11:01:39 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 11:01:39 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 185l9j-0007Yn-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 11:00:31 +0000 Received: from [194.134.35.176] (helo=smtp5.wanadoo.nl) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 185l9i-0007Ye-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 11:00:30 +0000 Received: from nl9222@wanadoo (p3565.vwr.wanadoo.nl [212.129.225.245]) by smtp5.wanadoo.nl (Postfix) with SMTP id 6CF1F74408 for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 12:00:26 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 12:0:29 +0100 From: "K.Versteeg" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: FoxMail 2.1 [en] MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <20021027110026.6CF1F74408@smtp5.wanadoo.nl> Subject: Re: LF: Guy ropes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.5 required=5.0tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,INVALID_DATE,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01version=2.42 X-Spam-Level: ** Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group At 10/27/02 9:36:00 AM, you wrote: >Yet again the wind has taken my LF aerial down. It's always the same way >with polypropolene rope just not strong enough, either loosing its strength >though UV exposure or in last night's case sheer lack of tensile strength. > >Any suggestions as to a stronger guy rope - the rope goes up though a tree >and over the fine branches at the top of the tree. Thus, there is a fair >degree of movement at times. > >73 John, G3WKL John, I use Transparent mowing cord the farmers use to cutt grass, it came on a roll and was available in sizes from 1 to 5 mm, length was 30 meters. For home use i guess the orange type of cord is standard.. I have used it for the 160Meter sloper and the 80 Meter vertical and the elevated counterpoises for the 3 bander for the last 2 years with breaking anything, though i am not sure what happens if one transmits.. 73 Ko Versteeg, NL9222 [SWL] [Grid: JO22KE - Lat: 52° 12' 15.0"N Long: 04° 51' 40.5"E] Home of: Digital and Visual Amateur Radio Software http://home.wanadoo.nl/nl9222/index.htm