At 01:26 AM 9/10/99 EDT, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>
>In a message dated 99-09-09 18:05:28 EDT, w7why@harborside.com writes:
>
><< Also, I have an 160
> meter inv. "L: and 80 meter dipole up in a tree. I had a rope
> tied around the base to tie the antenna lines off to and the bark
> completely covered the rope. >>
>
> Warning - girdling a tree like that will kill it. A forged eye or two
>screwed into the tree makes a much more benign anchor.
For that matter, a long threaded rod, with a big washer on the other side
of the tree and appropriate hardware on *this* side, makes a much sturdier
solution than relying on the threads of a screw-eye to hold up to 4000 lb
pull. There are a lot of old trees in this part of the country that are
held together with bolt and cable arrangements of this sort. They are
completely harmless to the tree.
I wouldn't rely on a screw eye to hold anything that mattered very much,
beyond maybe a hammock.
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com
Sometimes a tower is just a tower
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