Many thanks to everyone who commented on the above. The consensus is that nylon is a particularly bad choice of insulator for high field environments, even on Topband. Tomorrow I will be looking for an alternative that is available here in ZL. I think Delrin will be the choice, if available.

73, Greg ZL3IX
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