Return-Path: Received: from rly-yc02.mail.aol.com (rly-yc02.mail.aol.com [172.18.205.145]) by air-yc02.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINYC21-1bb47a3900e200; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:33:18 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-yc02.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYC23-1bb47a3900e200; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:33:04 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JL3VL-0001YN-6B for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:32:59 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JL3VK-0001YD-QY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:32:58 +0000 Received: from smtp5.freeserve.com ([193.252.22.159]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JL3VH-0006Tl-6B for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:32:58 +0000 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3402.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id A13D81C0008D for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 22:32:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from AGB (unknown [91.109.14.7]) by mwinf3402.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id 627D61C00089 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 22:32:44 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20080201213244403.627D61C00089@mwinf3402.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <002901c8651a$0327e380$0300000a@AGB> From: "Graham" To: References: <47A37CCD.2060601@freenet.de> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:32:46 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Kevlar guy rope for radiating mast ? conductive ? Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="ISO-8859-15"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n Looking to replace the guy ropes on my vertical mast , the blue polyprop is showing signs of over exposure to the sun and starting to fray I'm wondering if the 'kevlar' type of ropes would be suited, as the mast is a radiating element ? But as far as I know, the rope conducts electrically, which would not be a good material to have in the saturation field of the element How conductive is the 'rope' ? is it just a leakage or a full low ohm situation ? Tnx - G ..