[SEDXC] Last Nights Meeting + Another Wanted

[Gary McConville]

JT,

I've had inv v bazookas up on 30, 40 & 80M for up to 5 yrs now.  My
trick is to suspend the midpoint from a pulley in the tree with
additional suspended pulleys on the ends.  One or two Georgia bricks
dangling on the ends keep it taut.

Gary - WB4SQ

--- JT Croteau <jt.w6fo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hope ya'll aren't getting tired of my emails.
> 
> I attended my first meeting last night and had a great time, the club
> seems to be filled with a great bunch of guys.  Thanks to the person
> who donated the MFJ-259 to the raffle, I will be sure to put it to
> good use.
> 
> While on the subject of antennas, my 135' inverted vee came down
> again
> for the fourth time this past Monday and I'm probably not going to go
> through the frustration of trying to put it up again for a fifth
> time.
>  I've tried all kinds of convoluted methods, even springs on the
> ends,
>  to get it to stay up but every time we get strong winds the wires
> snap, even with 12 ga.  My trees are simply too small to properly
> support wires I guess.
> 
> I'm looking for a used vertical to try next.  Something along the
> lines of a 5-BTV, 6-BTV, or Butternut probably.  I have had good
> experiences with these in the past and they should work good on my
> hilltop QTH.  Anything around for sale?
> 
> Thanks again guys.
> 
> - JT (W6FO)
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