My only method of raising wire into the air to act as dipoles (actually fan dipoles) are trees -- nice tall straight trees. In my case, Douglas Fir, Red Cedar, and Hemlock. Each tree is about 80 to 95 feet tall. I don't climb these trees though. All antennas launched via bow & arrow with heavy fishing line that lifts up dacron line that lifts up insulated #12 house wire.
One of my antennas is a 80/40 fan dipole with a home-made balun at the center (created with the help of Jim's, K9YC, RFI paper). The other is a 30-meter dipole. Wires up about 50 feet elevation. Never have had a problem and I have only had one break and I think that was caused by a squirrel looking for food inside of 3/8th Dacron line wrapped over the top of a tree branch. No problem, I'm getting pretty good with the bow & arrow method of launching. 73, phil, K7PEH ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
