Sotabeams, SOTA, SB, Open Wire Line Spacers 50mm, Pack of 5, SPC-050

Sotabeams, SOTA, SB, Open Wire Line Spacers 50mm, Pack of 5, SPC-050

These heavy-duty spreader insulators are light and strong. They are a real alternative to the old ceramic types but using modern materials! They are suitable for permanent or temporary installations. Making low-loss ladder line is so easy!

Features

• Made from a specially selected mix of ABS and PC to give great strength coupled with good UV resistance and a wide temperature range (-50C to +90C).
• Wire just clips in.
• Spaced for 450 Ohm Ladder Line - handy for a portable "Slim Jim" antenna
• Lower loss than pre-made 450 Ohm Line "windowed line"
• Central fixing hole allows attachment to wall stand-off.
• Also great for folded dipoles.
• Unlike heavy ceramic insulators - which tend to slip with time on vertical ladder lines, these spacers are light-weight at just 1.9 g (<0.1 oz.).
• They are suitable for wire 1mm- 2.1mm diameter.
  
• Line spacing 40 mm (1.6 inches). Spacer length 50 mm (2 inches).
• Recommended distance between spreaders 35 cm (14 inches).