Folks, Thank you so much for the many replies. I now have several sources and I'm going to take a photo of a piece of the cut end of what I am already happy with and send it to the sellers.
Unfortunately I cannot get pullys up to run ropes through, or for that matter the antenna, should I try to do that. All of my HF antennas are WD-1A and all of them are randomly launched over tree tops and I have them anchored at the distal end via Dacron, tied to fallen tree branches 2"-3" in diameter . When the wind blows the trees, the branches come up & down & that acts as a spring to allow the trees to blow and not pull the antenna apart. So, the Dacron has to endure contact with upper tree branches. I have two kinds of the old green Dacron with my least favorite being three smaller ropes woven into one, not braided, just a spiral of three. My favourite is a true braid of many small Dacron fibres and makes a very flexible rope that is for me, ideal. Thanks again for the excellent suggestions on Dacron prepping and the links. I appreciate your sharing the time. Cheers & 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
