Anybody have a source for good heavy duty ceramic antenna insulators?

[GrowleyMonster]

I want to set up a backstay as an HF antenna and the insulators I mostly see are simply too small. I dont want egg inaulators... I want regular double ended insulators with ridges, and they need to be strong enough for 3/8" wire as a minimum. I used to have some great big unes about 10" long from a ships old MF station but I got rid of all that stuff when I lost interest in ham radio. So anybody know where to get these insulators cheap?

[Teknav]

Check FRYS.com! If you are an electronics geek, you would want to work there if not camp there. Frys is the Costco of electronics. Have fun! Mauritz

[ka4wja]

Growley,
Assuming I'm understanding you correctly, you're looking for "real" rigging insulators for use on vessels and not radio tower insulators....

The ones I use, the ones I recommend, and the ones that every decent rigger recommends are all the same....
Hayn Hi-Mod Insulators...

Hi-MOD Fittings by Hayn Marine

Hayn Hi Mod Failsafe Insulator

Figure about $350 each for ones for 3/8" wire....


I hope this helps...

John
s/v Annie Laurie

[daddle]

Some boats have the simple and fail safe brown ceramic insulators used on utility poles. They work fine. The more modern way is to use a synthetic line for the backstay with a small wire inside.