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Re: [TowerTalk] Mechanical Fuse

To: "Peter W2IRT" <lists@w2irt.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mechanical Fuse
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Reply-to: richard@karlquist.com
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:46:51 -0700
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Peter W2IRT wrote:
>
> all-weather mechanical fuse that will part if the antenna wire comes under

Perhaps a bucket filled with cement with a finishing nail embedded in the
top of the cement at a 45 degree angle away from the tower.
A loop of wire fits around the nail and holds until the force
is enough to overturn the cement bucket, then it comes off.
The "bucket" should probably be a rectangular wastebasket to make
sure it falls in a predictable way without rolling.

Rick N6RK


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