I can see it now....asking neighbors if they saw the arrows......
"Hell neighbor...we didn't even see the Indians!"
lee
At 11:42 AM 5/19/98 -0400, Jon, W4ZW wrote:
>Wow Mark!
>
>What a blow by blow "how to". That's pretty much how I do it except I use an
>open faced fishing reel with only the handle section. I had used this
>method for years even with the 75' lodgepole pines at my Colorado QTH. Once
>installed, I often attach a small sailing pulley at the ends of my "guys"
>for the ends of the loop or dipole for ease in making adjustments or putting
>it away during the really heavy snows and winds (or hurricanes here at my
>Florida QTH.)
>
>Jon Hamlet, W4ZW
>Casey Key Island, Florida
>
>O
>> SETTING LINES IN TREES FOR WIRE ANTENNAS
>>
>> The two most common methods are to use a slingshot or a bow to shoot a
>> light line over the desired tree or branch with which you can pull up a
>> heavier line, with which, in turn, you can pull up your wire. snip
>
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