... and, HOWEVER you get the ropes over the tree, they will someday fall. If the location is a "good one", you may want to use it again. Rather than trying to hit that perfect branch again, I always include an extra rope, for after the fall.
The "extra rope" is a continuous loop that reaches the ground and does not bear any weight. It is used simply to pull a new rope/antenna up after the current one falls. It looks like I have three ropes over the branch, but one holds the antenna and the other two are just both sides of the "backup" loop. I usually do my antenna launching in the winter when foilage is less, but the things come down whenever they please. With a loop over each "good" branch, I can pull up new rope/wire even in the middle of summer. Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 <snip> Subject: RE: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Antennas in trees </snip> _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
