Danny Richardson wrote:
Well Mike, along my experience with ladder line there is also Roy's
and Wes's measurements. Based upon that, for me, I'm off the stuff.

Here in East Texas it rains much less than 1% of the
time. Rain is more often than not accompanied by lightning
during which my antenna is unplugged. Wet ladder-line is
just not a problem at my QTH especially since the only
horizontal portion of the run is under the eaves of my house
sheltered from the rain. The only portion exposed to the rain
is vertical and is usually being whipped dry by the wind.

But what about the water collected on the antenna wire itself?
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com