Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19796 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 15:22:05 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 15:22:05 -0000 Received: (qmail 22442 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 15:20:40 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 15:20:40 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 185pCQ-00083Z-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:19:34 +0000 Received: from [62.253.164.45] (helo=mta5-svc.business.ntl.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 185pCQ-00083Q-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:19:34 +0000 Received: from l8p8y6 ([62.252.228.229]) by mta5-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20021027151933.ERM570.mta5-svc.business.ntl.com@l8p8y6> for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:19:33 +0000 Message-ID: <001801c27dcc$37a11860$e5e4fc3e@l8p8y6> From: "hamilton mal" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:18:44 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Guy ropes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.6 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_01_02, USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W Gould" To: "Rsgb_Lf_Group@Blacksheep.Org" Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:36 AM Subject: LF: Guy ropes > 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 Hi John Since I live here near a fishing port there is such a variety of ropes used by the fishing/yachting/marine industry thats its a question of take your pick for antenna mast applications. Normally I use a synthetic poly woven type diameter about 15 mm for guying towers in excess of 60 ft high. For tree work I use 10mm of the same type and do not have any problems. The trees are high beech and sycamore and fairly stable even at the 60-70 ft level but some movement in a gale condition. The marine variety rope is probably what you want. It is meant for a tough environment at sea. The ropes come in rolls usually 100/200 metres.With the heavier rope there is quite a sag be careful not to pull the tree over !!!! or the chimney off the house !! ------------ Regarding the odd spam appearing on the reflector it is easy enough to use the Delete key by the end user, the % is so small it is hardly worth getting too concerned about. Like junk mail I would rather do without it but I dont intend losing any sleep over it. 73 and hope you dont get blown away this weekend with the gales, not too bad up this way. de Mal/G3KEV > > >