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Old February 14th 11, 04:46 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
bpnjensen bpnjensen is offline
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Default Kiss It Stupid Simple

On Feb 14, 8:27*am, dave wrote:
On 02/14/2011 07:49 AM, bpnjensen wrote:





On Feb 14, 7:34 am, *wrote:
On 02/14/2011 06:51 AM, dave wrote:


On 02/13/2011 08:26 PM, RHF wrote:


-but- I still use Antenna Insulators between the 'Poly'


Why?


If you use insulating rope there is no need to buy insulators.


I use them for strain relief. *Wrapping a wire or a rope around an
insulator with a 3/4 inch radius puts less wear and tear on either
material per square mm of contact surface than tying the rope directly
to the wire. *I cannot prove (off the top o' my head) this
quantitatively, but intuitively it seems right.


Having said that. I am sure there is nothing to gain electrically from
omitting the insulator.


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Yepp, those should work too :-)