Agreed. Those little white nylon spacers wouldn't last a year here in Arizona. Nylon also cold flows under pressure, so any "spreader" force is going to be a problem over time in less UV-intensive climates. I don't know why anyone would choose nylon as a material for that application.
73, Dave AB7E On 5/12/2010 6:35 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > The dissipation factor of Nylon is about two orders of magnitude greater than > polyethylene and the UV resistance is horrible. > > Wes N7Ws > > --- On Wed, 5/12/10, Ken Kopp<[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Ken Kopp<[email protected]> > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Ladder Line Spacers > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 5:17 PM > > Comment on a product of interest to many, by an Elecrafter. > > http://sites.google.com:80/site/kshamradioparts/home/ladder-line-spacer > > 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP > [email protected] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
