Polypropylene, Or Dacron Rope For Long term Outdoor Usage: Suggestions?
Robert11 wrote:
Hello:
Will beputting up a simple horizontal radio antenna for receiving only.
Have to connect the end of the antenna wire to a tree, perhaps 15 feet or so
away.
It's going to be a real pain to string it, and would really like whatever I
use to tie the end of the wire to the
insulator I'll have on the tree to last a Very long time.
How is polypropolyne rope for very long term outdoor usage ?
Thinking of brittleness problems due to ozone, heat in the summer, zero
temp's in the winter, etc. ?
Anything better; perhaps items like Dacron rope ?
Or,... ?
Thanks,
Bob
Use steel cable. Easiest cheapest solution is to
buy clothes line cable, which is steel cable
sheathed with a plastic. The plastic will
eventually crack and fall to pieces but in the
mean time it protects the steel.
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