: Topband: Topband Inv-L Joy
Had a more difficult time getting the antenna up there this time. The
first spud snapped away from the fishing line in the dense thicket
I was unable to find where it landed. Had to make another the
mosquitos were so thick they posted a LUAU sign on my forehead.
Till I
is the loss?
Carl
KM1H
- Original Message - From: Gary Smith g...@ka1j.com
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Inv-L Joy
Had a more difficult time getting the antenna up there this time. The
first spud snapped away from
Hi Gary,
Try getting your weight over the limb with a good fishing rod reel
combination. I use a Zebco-brand spin-cast reel here myself, the longest
pole I can find...
To help find the landing spot of your weight in the underbrush, get
yourself a buzzer tape it to a 9-volt battery. I did that
Smith
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Inv-L Joy
Had a more difficult time getting the antenna up there this time. The first
spud snapped away from the fishing line in the dense thicket I was unable to
find where it landed. Had to make
Had a more difficult time getting the antenna up there this time. The
first spud snapped away from the fishing line in the dense thicket
I was unable to find where it landed. Had to make another the
mosquitos were so thick they posted a LUAU sign on my forehead.
Till I get something better I
My Inv-l came down again. Went out to see what happened and another
storm weakened tree came down it's upper branches brought my
antenna down with it. I really need to use a better wire than 8
strand computer cable for the antenna. This CAT-8 wire comes down at
least 2-3 times a year.
Since
On 7/23/2013 4:55 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
My Inv-l came down again. Went out to see what happened and another
storm weakened tree came down it's upper branches brought my
antenna down with it. I really need to use a better wire than 8
strand computer cable for the antenna. This CAT-8 wire comes
Gary, WD-1A military field phone wire is strong, lightweght and very
inexpensive. It is available on E-bay. Be sure to use a spring and
a
counter weight at one end to absorb the movement of the branches and
reduce the friction. This method will also mitigate somewhat the
tendency for a
I use an EZ-Hang slingshot to throw rope over the tree limbs, and then use that
to pull the wire antenna into place. I remove a length of the outer insulation
from an old piece of coax and, once I see where the rope crosses the tree limb,
I slide the coax insulation onto that part of the rope.
Any suggestion as to a good rugged wire? Gary
WD-1A military field phone wire is strong, lightweght and very
inexpensive. It is available on E-bay. ___Herb__
I used WD-1A for one, two direction Beverage antenna along a neighbor
sensitive boundry. Did not want insulators
...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bruce
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 12:29 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: Inv-L joy
Any suggestion as to a good rugged wire? Gary
WD-1A military field phone wire is strong, lightweght and very
inexpensive. It is available on E-bay
I do the same thing except I hang a 4 plastic clothes line pulley from
the rope. The antenna wire runs through the pulley.
Ended all the abrasion issues and I can easily lower the pulley if
necessary.
The actual antenna wire is from DavisRF.
73, Les W2LK
On 7/23/2013 4:55 AM, Gary Smith
Fellows,
Thanks for the many replies off and on list. I appreciate the
thoughts and the suggestions for wire and the liability of signal
loss and fragility of this kind of L.
While it might be possible to somehow get a pulley up via being
knotted to a rope, there's just no practical way for
40 works on 40 17 meters
Correction. 40 works on 40 15 meters...
Gary
KA1J
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