Norm,
I don't understand what you mean by "coils". Are you trying to pull a Trapped
Antenna through the crotch of the tree? I have never tried to do that as I
normally only put the "pull up rope" over a tree limb.
Both ends of my trapped dipole are held up by the end ropes that go through a
crotch and then to the base of the tree where I tie it off on one end, and
bungee it on the other. The bungee is there to provide some give to the whole
arrangement when the wind blows. The center of the dipole is hung from my
tower and the rope that holds it up has some give, which I use to the same
advantage.
I never let the radiating element of the antenna touch any vegetation if I can
help it.
Clint - W5CPT
----- Original Message -----
From: norm
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 5:36 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] line into trees
Hello everyone, good discussion on getting a line into the trees. However
has anyone come up with a good "home"solution to the coils that get stuck in
the crotch of branches? Short of getting a bucket truck to come in I've
been thinking of using small funnels "plastic" on each side of the coils so
hopefully they would slide over the y of the crotch. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Norm
NR1H
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