On Wed,12/31/2014 9:04 AM, Barry N1EU wrote:
I generally shoot an arrow over a tree branch, trailing monofilament, that
pulls up heavier line incrementally. Definitely inexpensive and not
serious. Climb what? A bungee cord does me fine. Call me Mickey. I've
been called far worse.
If you can get there that way, fine. Also, I can get the antenna higher
with someone climbing, and especially on the higher bands, the higher
the antenna, the better it works. See
http://k9yc.com/VertOrHorizontal-Slides.pdf
The rope that goes over the branch is going to abrade and eventually
break as the tree sways in the wind. Ask me how I know. :) A better way
is to form a continuous loop of the rope that goes over the limb, tie a
pulley to it, and use a rope through that pulley to support the antenna.
K2RD showed me that trick when he helped me rig my first high dipoles.
73, Jim K9YC
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