"maxlynn" wrote in message
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Okay, now that you have given your opinion on Kevlar as a backstay, how
about addressing the original question - i.e., is there any conceptual
problem with wrapping a bare copper wire around it and using it for an
antenna? Has anyone done this?

The original question (Glenn's), has to do with extending the SSB foil
lattice to the fuel tanks. In response to that, the consensus of the sources
I've referenced for my SSB ground system is that running the foil to the
tops of the tanks is a good thing to do. I've done this on my tanks, and
merely laid the foil on top of the tank surface with an adhesive bonding
agent (it was probably Sikaflex). I don't believe there's any need for an
electrical bond, since induction should do the job nicely.

Tom Dacon