[TowerTalk] Dipole Ends

[n8de at thepoint.net]

I'll second Bill's suggestion with this addition:  use old sindow sash  
weights.

Don
N8DE



Quoting Cqtestk4xs at aol.com:

> In a message dated 8/29/2008 7:59:19 PM Greenwich Standard Time,
> tim.n9puz at gmail.com writes:
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> Our yard  has several trees which are good candidates. For a more
> permanent  installation like this (vs a Field Day type setup) what is a
> good  technique for attaching to the tree trunk? Screw eye into the
> trunk  itself? Some sort of belt type affair around the trunk?
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> Best way to do this is to put the end rope of the dipole through a pulley
> attached to the tree and put some weight on the end of the rope   
> after it passes
> through the pulley to keep the dipole from slacking too much, but allowing
> for  the tree sway.  The size of the weight depends on how strong   
> the wire and
> rope are.  Maybe 30 pound swould work for the aversage set up.
>
> Bill KH7XS/K4XS
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