[TowerTalk] Sloper Installation

[Rex Lint]

Or a long bungee cord, in parallel with a very slack rope.

de K1HI

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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gene Smar
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 6:43 PM
To: Berggrent at aol.com; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Sloper Installation


Tommy:

     How 'bout a weight on a pulley at the far end of the sloper wire.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F

----- Original Message -----
From: <Berggrent at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 5:43 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Sloper Installation


> I am planning to put in a sloper for 80 meters.  My tower is a crank-up
> TX-455.  We have sudden strong winds out here in the desert and when I
lower the
> tower, I would like the slack in the sloper to be absorbed by a
rust-resistant,
> flexible, spring.  Anyone with experience having done this before?  I'd
> appreciate all the help I can get.
>
> 73 Tommy WE7K
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