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1. [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: SPWoo <jj_2_woo@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 11:29:22 -0700 (PDT); Hi All, Does anyone know how to install an inverted V antenna for 80m on a retractable tower? Is there anything that could be done to prevent the wires from laying on the ground when the tower is re; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00036.html (6,987 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: Larry Loen <lwloen@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 12:58:25 -0700; I have seen this very thing done. Basically, you need some sort of extender (if you're talking about US Tower, they sell such a device) so that the summit of the inverted V clears the tower sections.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00037.html (10,169 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: SPWoo <jj_2_woo@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 13:44:04 -0700 (PDT); Hi Larry, Thanks for the reply. I get a lot of wind here and I'm afraid that the counterweight would swing in the wind and cause stress on the rope/wire. I wonder if there's a device that would ret; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00038.html (11,038 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: Ian White GM3SEK <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:56:28 +0100; Does anyone know how to install an inverted V antenna for 80m on a retractable tower? Is there anything that could be done to prevent the wires from laying on the ground when the tower is retracted?; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00039.html (8,615 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: "John E. Cleeve" <g3jvc@jcleeve.idps.co.uk>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 23:01:17 +0100; If I might add to Ian's contribution, the "Bungee cord" was in fact heavy duty elastic mooring rope, with the anchor pulley's, obtained from my local yacht chandlers. John. G3JVC/GM3JVC. ____________; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00041.html (9,049 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: SPWoo <jj_2_woo@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:20:10 -0700 (PDT); Thank you all for the replies. If I could just find a conductive bungee cord.... Wait, this stuff actually existhttp://www.electricfence-online.co.uk/shop/electric-fencing/electric-fencing-wire-tap; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00042.html (8,500 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: Missouri Guy <n0tt1@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 23:28:27 +0000; I had a need for that. The center of the Vee was supported by the crank-up tower. I installed two 47' push-up masts, one on each side of the tower. Then I used a pully and rope with a weight on each; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00043.html (8,870 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>; Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:59:25 -0400; Thanks for the reply. I get a lot of wind here and I'm afraid that the counterweight would swing in the wind and cause stress on the rope/wire. I wonder if there's a device that would retract the wir; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00045.html (14,474 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: Larry Loen <lwloen@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:40:00 -0700; If you're worried about wind, then take another look at the W0IBM solution. The tubes were such that the weights and ropes were enclosed. At max height, most of the rope was exposed, but the weights; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00048.html (13,297 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] Inverted V on a retractable tower (score: 1): Author: "David Thompson" <thompson@mindspring.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 13:41:05 -0400; Two ways of doing this. I use a side arm from W9IIX with a pulley at the end making sure that I am 5 or 6 feet below that top of the tower (either crank up or fixed). If the tower is not over loaded; /archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00050.html (8,985 bytes)

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