Out of the blue today - prompted by mention of a commercial solution on the Elecraft list - came a sequence of brilliant ideas about making effective and easy on the budget ladder line spacers.
The commercial spacers from K&S Ham Radio Parts look great, but the fact they're made of nylon prompted concerns about their survival against UV. At 25 cents a piece I think they look fine!
In response there was a pointer to a YouTube video showing how to turn a box of ballpoints into very neat and secure spacers using black cable ties.
And then a pointer to another commercial solution from True Ladder Line, and a hint about how to replicate the effect at home using 'drip sprinkler tubing' which is the right size and and has just the right amount of rigidity for the job. And there's Dave ZL1BJQ with his approach based on those plastc chopping boards you can buy at any $2 shop, cut into spacer pieces, notched then pushed on to wires and held in place with hot glue.
And then there's this approach by VK2YE using plastic coat hangers, cut to length (5cms) and drilled to fit wire, and then glued to stay in place. In fact this is just one of 138 videos on his YouTube channel.
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