Re: LF: Polypropylene Ropes

["Rik Strobbe" <rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.ac.be>]

Tom,

Some alternatives :
Nylon rope is, in contradiction to polypropylene, UV resistant. It
is readily available but a bit more expensive than polyprop.
UV resistant polypropylene rope, but the dye that makes it UV
resistant seems to be orange, I don't know if you like that color high up
in the air. It is commonly used in boating (safety lines).
Polyester/nylon ropes can be found as heavy-duty fishing lines. It
has an even better UV resistance than nylon rope and is very
strong.

73, Rik  ON7YD

PS : I am using 5mm (0.2 inch) nylon rope to keep my antenna up and it
withstands the sun now for 4 years, I believe I paid about 10-15 Euro for
a 100m roll.


At 08:06 31/07/2003 +0100, you wrote:
> Hello Group
>
> Has anyone out there found a low-cost alternative to polypropylene
> ropes
> for use as guys and halyards? The readily available, usually blue,
> polyprop is affected by UV and, after a couple of years, becomes
> brittle
> and breaks. If you then handle it, it will tear your hands to
> pieces,
> leaving lots of splinters.
>
> Polyprop is available cheaply at around 10 or 12p a metre and as my
> VLW
> antenna has a total of 8 halyards, I need something low cost. I
> intend
> to visit a chandlers store and seek their advice, but wondered if
> anyone
> has any ideas?
>
> 73, Tom G3OLB