[TowerTalk] GiNPOLE PULLEY

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/26/2008 10:04:46 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  Anyone try one of these yet?

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    I haven't tried one but it looks FB. Just add an  aluminum pole and leg 
clamp and you're good to go. 

>  I just  tried making a home made ginpole today and it wont even raise my 
35 lb three  element tribander off of the ground so I am thinking of buying one 
of these  and starting over.
 
    You're actually trying to lift 70 pounds so it's  a heavy pull. 

>  What size are ginpole pulleys anyway? Mine  was 1/2".
Looked like it would work great, but flopped.
 

Probably too much friction over the little  pulley. (I'm not sure that you 
meant that the pulley was 1/2" in  diameter.) You need something with a sheave 
that's 3-4 inches or so  across. It'll still take some effort but that should 
help. 

 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH

         
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