Yep. I do, but then like you I've worked on many shipboard systems. Also I'm old enough not to consider it a thrill to go out in a mid-winter storm to restore my wire!
73 Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- On 2/11/2016 9:49 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > You don't see it unless there's significant tension on it. My 80/40 > fan dipoles are up 140 ft and are fed with RG11. The tensioning weight > is about 95#. I must trim it every 2-3 years. Does anyone use the strong-link / weak link system that is common in shipboard wire antenna installations? This prevents the antenna wire breaking in the event of severe storms. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 Radiotelegraph Operator Cert. T2-00000208 >From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
