I have been using big box store "parachute cord" for antennas, but have
found it quite fragile in real life - for example, the center support of
my Carolina Windom came down within 2 weeks of my installing with with a
tennis-ball launcher. It was held up by a 70-foot pine tree, and my
guess is that either the wind caused it to be over-stressed or chafing
against branches caused it to fail.
Has anyone had experience - good bad, or otherwise - with the Mastrant
rope sold by a number of ham radio suppliers? Any other suggestions for
support that may be more durable? I'm willing to go to bigger rope if
that would help - Mastrant quotes working strength of up to 900 pounds,
but I don't know how resistant their rope is to chafing.
--
73, Pete N4ZR
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