Thanks for the idea, I never even thought of that.
7 3.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Cushcraft R7 and 75 meters.


> Rick,
>
> You had mentioned putting up a mast and using wire instead of rope to  guy
> it.    Depending on how close the wires are to the antenna, you could have 
> a
> serious problem since the wires will affect the antenna tuning and
> performance.
>
> If you are worried about vandles, one trick is to use wire at the bottom,
> maybe the first 10 feet and then rope from there up.   That way anybody at
> ground level  has to deal with wire,  while the antenna only sees the
> non-conductive rope.   Don't use nylon rope unless it is just a temporary
> deal.   Nylon will stretch and will rot in the sun from the UV.  Dacron,
> which you can get from any ham supplier, and maybe from Homo Depot, is UV
> resistant, non stretch, easy to untie and is much stronger compared to the
> same size nylon rope.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A