3/16" rope is the perfect size for supporting large ham radio wire antennas when you need a little more strength than 1/8". Like 1/8 rope, this size easily fits through center and end insulator mounting holes and the break strength is much greater than 14 gage copper wire or 16 gage copper clad steel wire (copperweld). Polyester is the best choice for antenna support rope or any outside application where strength, less stretch, UV and abrasion resistance is important. Unlike Nylon, Polyester Rope is less elastic and therefore stretches much less.
In fact Nylon Rope will stretch anywhere from 15 - 25% percent at its break point. Polyester on the other hand will normally stretch from 5 - 10%, at its break point. Nylon absorbs water and is 10-20% weaker when wet.
Polyester is not affected by water and maintains its strength when wet. Polyester Rope has better UV resistance, and is more abrasion resistant than nylon. Polypropylene cost less but has limited resistance to ultraviolet light and is susceptible to friction. DacRope ® is 100% Polyester. Some rope manufacturers use a blend of polyester and other materials such as nylon or polypropylene and call it polyester. Rope is only as durable as its weakest component. ONE - 250' SPOOL OF 3/16 BRAIDED DACRON POLYESTER ROPE. Contact me with the length you need. I Have Several Different Lengths Of 1/8", 3/16", and 1/4 DacRope. All Are High Quality, Braided, Black, UV Resistant, Rot Resistant, 100% Polyester Rope. CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OF MY ROPE LISTINGS. The item "250' 3/16 100% Dacron Polyester Rope, Tents, Doomsday Prepper, Dipole Antenna" is in sale since Thursday, November 29, 2012. This item is in the category "Consumer Electronics\Radio Communication\Antennas\Ham, Amateur Radio Antennas". The seller is "thehamshop" and is located in Summitville, Tennessee. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, PH, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, TR, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.