Ok Warren, Its the kevlar - carbon fiber - that i'm concerned about .. has it any dialectric properties in the hf spectrum ? I could do with geting hold of a lenght , see if it passes the microwave o
Dear Graham, LF Group, The problem with rope as an insulator is that, when it gets wet, its dielectric properties will become poor, however good an insulator it is when dry. I expect with the present
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,
Graham, Most kevlar rope for antenna use has an outer covering of Dacron for UV protection so it will be non conductive. However, I don't think its a good idea to guy the very top of a vertical espec
