I usually use a fisherman's knot called a Uni knot. I use it with 24ga silicone insulated stranded copper wire for my QRP antennas. I tie the end to a small insulator, then tie paracord or some other thin, strong line to the other end of the insulator. I like to use very brightly colored wire and line, so bystanders can see them. Prevents tripping hazard. My favorite line is glow in the dark paracord. It will glow faintly but visibly in the dark.
This knot is also known as the Duncan loop. It can tie to a ring, to an insulator, splice two lines if doubled, and can tie together different materials. Here's a different video showing how to tie the Uni/Duncan knot from a different angle, and how to use it to splice two lines together. https://youtu.be/myMSMYy_iYU Some think it looks like a noose, but that's a very different knot. 73, Gwen, NG3P On Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 6:34 PM Julia Tuttle <ju...@juliatuttle.net> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm putting together the Elecraft Standard Wire Antenna(tm), two 25-foot > pieces of 26-gauge wire with relatively slippery insulation. > > I've got banana plugs on the near (radio) ends of the wires, and I've > temporarily got the two lengths coiled and held with velcro cable ties, but > I'm wondering if anyone has ideas on: > > 1. What to put on the far (tree/wherever) ends so I can tie a rope to them > without the slippery insulation just slipping out of the knot. My > girlfriend suggests a ring terminal, which seems reasonable -- any other > ideas? > 2. How to coil them more securely. W3ATB suggests a chalk line reel ( > https://w3atb.com/wire-antenna-winder/) but I'm not a fan of the > termination there. > > Thanks and 73, > > Julie > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ard...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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
