Topband: Re: TREE MOUNTED PENNANT

[Donald Chester]

>.... As with other tree-mounted wire antennas, one needs to consider 
>potential movement of the tree in windstorms. This is particularly true for 
>trees like pines that can be tall and >flexible. I lost a couple of 
>pennants this way, then started incorporating bungee cords in the support 
>mechanisms and significantly reduced this type of problem. There are other 
>ways around this as well (pulley and weight, etc).


I've found the best way to deal with that problem is to use #8 copperweld 
wire and HEAVY DUTY insulators.  Pullys and springs inevitably get tangled 
up, broken, etc.  Just use something strong enough  that the tree branch 
would break before the antenna.

Don K4KYV

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