That sounds encouraging. I use good quality wire and it seems quite strong, I may just give a try with a single ballast and see if the antenna survives the winter. I also do the same as you, I use long lines and avoid climbing trees. I have yet to hear about vandalism in my area but I was a kid once and I know how kids think, so I wouldn't want to encourage bad behavior. Thanks for your comment.
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 9:04 PM, Chuck N4XS <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not what you'd call sage, but I have an 80m horizontal loop and don't > bother with suspended weights. I figure there is enough stretch in my > support ropes to handle any normal winds, and a major storm is probably > going to break some tree limbs anyway. So much can happen to tree-supported > antennas in big storms that spending too much effort on a support system > just doesn't appeal to me. I'd rather prepare for a quick replacement > should > the need arise. My support ropes run from the corner insulators over the > tree tops and down to points near the ground where I tie them off. I do NOT > climb trees, so I don't have the option of tying them off higher up. (I use > a bow and arrow to launch fishing line over a high limb, then use it to > pull > nylon twine over, and then use it to pull my support rope over. Quick and > easy.) I don't have a problem with vandalism where I live, and the antenna > stays up for a long time. > > Chuck N4XS > > > -- Rick McClelland, AA5S Fort Collins, CO ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
