FWIW,
I use a poor man's EZ Hang, which is a $12 wrist rocket sling shot, a $6 zebco
202 reel, and a 1 oz egg weight. Total investment is just under $20, but
I'm sure the frustration factor is higher since it's not as well integrated as
the EZ Hang. Some tricks I've learned -- don't pull up your antenna wire
with the flimsy 10 lb test line. Connect up some heavy poly/nylon cord
like good mason line before you start putting any real weight on the line when
you are hoisting up your aerial! Also get an extra reel of fishing line in
case you don't get it right the first few times. One more tip: tie
the egg weight very well, or it will go off into orbit and land who-knows
where!
My
G5RV slopes from about 65 feet down to 35 feet among the maples and oaks in my
backyard.
-Chuck
KB5GC
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Havel
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:09 PM
To: 'J. Michael Thurman'; 'DW Holtman'; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [drakelist] New QTHHi gang,In my opinion, the EZHang is great! It takes a bit of practice, and you'll probably go through quite a few sinkers, but I'm up nearly 70' on one end of a 204' 160M G5RV(M) in my back yard. Please be careful with any neighbors or power lines, though. Once, mine went over the tree, across the road, over top of the power lines (the high voltage primaries are on top!), and into my neighbors tree, darn close to his house. Luckily, the line was totally non-conductive, and the air and surroundings were dry.As far as penetrating the wall, a length of PVC pipe through the wall, sealed with electrical duct seal (as used on electrical service entrance cables) is fine, but you may want to look into bulkhead connectors mounted on a piece of plate or plastic so that you have a disconnecting means (storms, etc.). The duct seal type material is also available on a roll as "Coax-Seal." Check out: http://radioworks.com/PDFCat04/53.pdf73,Dave - NO3K
The device to which you refer is available at www.ezhang.com . A friend of mine has one that he loans out to the hams in the community. Boy...does it work as advertised. If one grew up with a bean flip, it's a snap to get a line over a 60 ft. tree...and over the exact limb... I have tried the fishing pole with a golf ball for a weight and the archery approach. Both are vastly inferior, IMHO and in my experience. Although, the fishing pole/golf ball (or other weight) is first runner-up. The gizmo's a little pricey for a one-time use, but it's effective.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. Michael Thurman
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 9:50 PM
To: DW Holtman; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [drakelist] New QTH
73 es gud shootin',
Michael
WN5T
At 08:20 PM 4/10/05, DW Holtman wrote:
Hello,
I have a couple of questions that I hope someone can help me with.
First, My new Shack is in a converted garage, with more space than I have ever had in the past. My question is, what is the best way to make a hole for coax/450 ohm ladder line to leave the shack? I just finished framing and thought about usiung PVC pipe. How would I insulate it? Is there a better way?
Second, there are two trees on my new QTH. They are around 60 feet apart (40 meter dipole). One is around 60 feet high, the other is maybe 30 feet (build a sloper). The 60 footer would be the highest antenna that I have ever had. I want to get one end of a dipole some where near the top. How do I get wire/rope that high? I have seen in the past a device that is a combination sling-shot/fishing reel. Are thay still available?
Any help would be great. Thank you in advance.
73's
DW Holtman
WB7SSN
