On 04/30/2014 11:08 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
I briefly used the "window line" you all are discussing, before I built my own parallel line from scratch.
It is surprisingly easy to make one's own ladder line, on a budget, from materials that are locally available. I have made ladder line from 12ga THHN wire, 1/4 tubing, UV resistant zip ties, and super glue. First, I cut the 1/4 inch tubing in many pieces of equal length, representing the distance between the wires. Then, I string up two lines of copper wire near each other, at a convenient to work with height. This can be done between two trees, between a tree and the deck, etc... To assemble the ladder line, I run a zip tie through the tubing, around one wire, back through the tubing, around the second wire, and then I ratchet it close. I put spacers on about every foot and a half. Afterwards, I run by and snip off the zip tie ends, followed by another run to put a drop of superglue where each zip tie touches the wire. Ladder line like this has been up both at my house, and at a friend's place, for a few years now. It is a lot easier to make it this way, than to run hundreds of feet of copper wire through ready-bought spreaders. I did take pictures at one point. If someone wants the illustrated version of the above description, I'll type up a blog post with pictures. If someone has ideas on how to do it better, I am all ears :) _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
