[TowerTalk] Antenna Launcher

[David Jordan]

Eddy,  the wires hang in the open air; the ropes navigate the tree limbs and out into open space typically. We're content with the performance of the wires...  I'm sure the wires don't do as well as stacked four over four on 220ft towers and I'm also sure I'd prefer the not having to maintain massive towers, yagis, rotors, etc. I've got one big antenna and that is enough for me ;-)

73,
Dave
wa3gin
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  Hi Guys,


  Absolutely AMAZING, isn't it...? 


  People will go to such great lengths like that to get their wire creations supported on the wings of one of Mother Nature's "organic towers", whilst guys on other Reflectors condemn the use of trees as antenna supports due to their "lossiness"...!


  I never could quite wrap my head around the claim that having a wire supported in a tree is a "...lossy" affair. Indeed, I only wish that my property here had MORE of them---and far TALLER than the existing ones, too!


  ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ