[TowerTalk] Weight on ends of a OCF diploe

[Gary]

I saw an amazing thing once.  The South Dakota breeze caused my weight to head upward with some momentum.  The antenna then went slack while the weight was still moving upward. The wind caught the antenna tightening it while the weight was headed back down literally causing a snapping sound when the weight bounced. I'm sure it applied a great deal more instantaneous force than the weight alone. The next morning the weight and antenna were on the ground.


I replaced the weight with rubber 'bungee'  tensioners, and it never failed again.  The sun eats up the tensioners so the need to be replaced occasionally.


73,

Joe kk0sd


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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Mike Fahmie via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Weight on ends of a OCF diploe

I used a 50lb lump of granite, roughly one half cubic foot, of which there is plenty up here.  I set an anchor bolt in it.  It was for a RG11 center feed dipole with balun so more weight than an OCF dipole is needed.-Mike-


      From: Russ Dearmore via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
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Chuck,  This is a situation where whatever you have is probably a good starting point.  Ham's are known for collecting junk and one can get quite artistic cleaning out ones garage.  I use old style window weights but if the XYL will let me get away with it, I might find an old radio chassis that might do well also.  Only a ham would think that to be artistic....... Hi   My Heroes Wear Combat Boots!


      From: Chuck Gooden <Chuck.Gooden at comcast.net>
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 Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 3:19 PM
 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Weight on ends of a OCF diploe


Thanks for the replies to my question.  Looks like 10-20 lbs should do
it at least as a starting point.  This seems to confirm what I was
initially expecting.

I have already thought of most of the other suggestions that were
offered.  I would like to put something up initially that I am satisfied
with for a while.  Possibly some dayi may replace my TV Tower with a
"real" tower.

Sincerely,
Chuck Gooden N9QBT
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