[Towertalk] Counterweights for wire verticals

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

One of my favorites is an antifreeze bottle about 3/4 full of water,
with a tiny hole in the cap, tied by the handle. About 6-7 pounds.
Fill it full and it cracks the plastic when it freezes (unless you
leave some of the stuff in it, but why bother).

Surprising how well seven pounds on a rope through a pulley does.
Limits the strain on ordinary copper (non-copperweld) wire. And can
sometimes be seen bobbing up and down in a wind-storm.

Too much weight and you break the wire or possibly the pulley mount
(for me over a tree branch).

73, Guy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "k4oj" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <Cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
Cc: <K3SV@aol.com>; <Towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Counterweights for wire verticals


> WHY NOT something like a blrach bottle filled with water (the kinds
of
> "gallon" jugs that have the handle built in)
>
> K4OJ
>
>
>
> Cqtestk4xs@aol.com wrote:
>
> >I remember reading somewhere that a cinder/cement block can be used
for this.
> > The weight is around 40 lbs....well below the working strength of
most rope.
> > Want more pull?...two blocks or a bucket filled with a couple bags
of
> >Sakrete.
> >Bill K4XS
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