[TowerTalk] Lead-Shot Counterweight

[Steve Jones]

My full-sized 80M dipole is strung between two Douglas firs.  At the end of
the rope over the pulley at one end I use a gallon paint thinner can with
the top cut off and filled with concrete.  It rides up and down in the wind
and keeps the dipole taught.  Maybe it could use a little more weight, like
a second such paint can.

73,
Steve
N6SJ


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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Roger
(K8RI) on TT
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 7:04 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Lead-Shot Counterweight

Paraffin would probably work and it's removable, but have you priced lead
shot recently?  I used to (in the 70s) purchase 500 to 1000# of #8, or #7
1/2 at a time in 25# bags

I prefer far more weight or tension than most. My 75 & 40 m slopers are
under roughly 100# to 200# tension. With roughly 120 to 150' of double
braided poly rope there is enough give to handle tree trunk movement in the
wind, but I'm using some substantial tree trunks.

73

Roger (K8RI)

On 9/23/2016 Friday 8:33 PM, Gary K9GS wrote:
> I need some ideas.
>
> Imagine a piece pf PVC pipe, say 2 ft long that is ~1/2 full of lead 
> shot being used as a counterweight.  I'd like to have some way to 
> secure the shot to keep it from moving around.  Any ideas on what I 
> can pour into the pipe?  My first thought was epoxy but it's pretty 
> expensive for a large amount.  Any other suggestions?
>
>

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