So, based on a brief survey today, my first "real" antenna will be a nominally horizontal delta loop, while I save for and get construction designs approved for my tower. I'm seeking some specific parts and "preferred" vendors:
1) 3 each, 3" / 75mm MINIMUM diameter "plastic" (UV resistant) hanging pulley with swivel eye, sealed ball bearings, for cable/cord diameter of 3/16" I don't see what I want readily available. I can build them, but I'd prefer to not have to. Yes, 75mm minimum diameter to minimize loop wire wear/hardening and maximize freedom of movement. 2) 500-1000' Dacron/Polyester cordage in grey, brown, OD green, black in that order. 3) 500' nominal, 14 AWG, THHN stranded annealed copper, gray. 4) telescopic pole, preferably cable of free-standing with loop attachment NLT 30' with minimal tip flex. I can build this using locally sourced materials, some drilling, welding of supplemental retention nuts, and tapping, etc, but I'd prefer to get this up in the air. Alternatively, I could provide counter loop guy(s). The rest I can likely source locally. If I wasn't trying to get operational "with dispatch", I'd simply custom build the pulleys and station point pole. I may still do so. ______________________ Clay Autery KG5LKV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
