Topband: Aluminium antenna wire

[Missouri Guy, N0TT]

> My 160m antenna is supported by tall trees which tend to 
> move in opposite directions with the wind and the antenna life 
> expectancy using multi-strand copper is short! 

Tom, why not use a pully and weight at one end of your wire
antenna?  The pully would be fastened to one of the trees,
then the antenna rope through the pully and down to a weight.
Use a marine quality pully and dacron rope and the system
will last for years.

There won't be any advantage of using the aluminum wire except
lower cost.

73,
Charlie   N0TT