[TowerTalk] Wire antenna in trees? (Patrick Greenlee) (Kelly Taylor) (Jim Brown)

[Clay Autery]

I use hoist ropes over the tree limbs with plastic coated aircraft cable
leaders at the ends where the leaders will rest over the branches... 
the leader attaches to a 4" dia. sheave pulley to keep from working the
wire as much.  The hoist rope travels down the tree trunk to a eye bolt
about 8 foot up as a guide and then is tied off to a 25 lb bag of lead
shot, triple bagged in black contractor bags and painted camo (tree
color) with UV resistant paint.  I have found that for 280-300 feet of
wire, 25 lbs at each corner holds the wire taught, but will raise off
the ground if the trees sway due to wind in such a way that it tries to
INCREASE the loop diameter.

Just my OCD approach...

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Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
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On 8/5/2017 5:45 PM, EZ Rhino wrote:
> Sorry, I meant what was Jim doing where he had the failures?  It seems like I remember him talking about running the hoist ropes over pulleys and down to 100# weights or something to prevent tree sway from shock loading the wire.
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> Chris
> KF7P
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> On Aug 5, 2017, at 15:22 , Mickey Baker wrote:
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> I used 12g. Terminated the ends with strain relief through an eye, crimped back on itself with an gently pressed S crimp over the insulation and a length of heat shrink. I usually use a small ty-wrap around the S crimp... I have used a larger ty-wrap and some tape in lieu of the S crimp. I haven't had a failure since a named storm event.
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> Mickey
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> Mickey Baker, N4MB
> Palm Beach Gardens
> “Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn.” Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying.
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> On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 3:42 PM, EZ Rhino <EZRhino at fastmovers.biz> wrote:
> What gauge did you use, and how did you terminate the ends?
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> Chris
> KF7P
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> On Aug 5, 2017, at 10:28 , Jim Brown wrote:
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> More than 10 years ago, I bought a bunch of this stuff and built wire antennas with it. All broke within a year.  I love Davis RF coax, but this wire is a loser.
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> 73, Jim K9YC
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> On 8/5/2017 8:39 AM, Mickey Baker wrote:
>> I use the Davis FlexWeave insulated wire
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