Topband: Corner insulator of Inverted L

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Thanks everyone who replied - I think I have a handle on it now

73, Pete N4ZR
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> On 9/25/2021 9:32 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>> I'm in the process of putting my inverted L back up, and have a 
>> construction question - how do you position and attach the corner 
>> insulator?  My support for the vertical section is an old maple, 
>> plenty tall but only really reachable with a pull-up rope by firing a 
>> tennis-ball gun over it.  The first time I put this up, I used a 
>> pulley with a deep insulated sleeve and passed the inverted L wire 
>> through the pulley.  Neat, it seemed - the corner was automatically 
>> positioned to keep the vertical portion the right length. 
>> Unfortunately, over a year or so, the antenna wire flexing over the  
>> pulley caused it to break, so this time around I'd like to use a rope 
>> through the pulley and an insulator at the corner. Question is how 
>> best to do it, to minimize strain on the antenna wire, making it more 
>> durable.
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