FWIW, other than my HI-Z Rx antennas and my 6M Yagi, all my antennas are WD-1A
73, Gary KA1J > Probably the most durable two conductor is Military WD-1A telephone > cable. available on eBay for $50 for about a half-mile. Special lower > impedance transformers are required to match the line's impedance. It > is also a great source for very durable single wire Beverages with > both ends connected together. > > Herb, KV4FZ > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 11:26 AM John Kaufmann via Topband < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm looking for a source for durable ladder line for making two-wire > > reversible Beverages for use at the KC1XX contest station. In the > > past we've used the line sold by DX Engineering but over the years > > we've found that the plastic spacers between the wires become > > brittle and break off. It may be UV exposure that causes this. We > > also get some pretty severe weather at KC1XX hilltop location, with > > ice in the winter and frequent strong winds. The spacer breakage > > sometimes exposes the wires, which then become twisted, and the > > ladder line generally becomes weakened and prone to wire breakage. > > > > > > > > What else is available commercially? > > > > > > > > 73, John W1FV > > > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
