[TowerTalk] safely installing and removing a temporary

[Kelly Taylor]

I’m assuming the dipole is slacked during a storm because it has hard attachments at the ends?

Once the dipole is free, it may be worth addressing that so this all doesn’t happen again. Pulleys and weights or springs to provide play during high winds?

I’m assuming each end is only holding up its leg, as opposed to a flat-top dipole where the ends are holding everything plus the coax?

73, kelly, ve4xt 

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> On Aug 29, 2020, at 11:29, sawyered at earthlink.net wrote:
> 
> My preference would be to climb up the tower with the temporary guy.  Attach
> it to the top.  Drop the guy to the ground.  Either climb back down or have
> a helper attach the guy and tighten it so that it is basically the same
> tension as the original guy.  Then loosen the original guy and untangle.
> Then replace and have the original tightened up - going back down or with a
> helper.  Then lastly loosen and remove the temporary guy.
> 
> 
> 
> Alternatively, solo, you could pre attach the temporary guy and climb up
> with the temp guy and a rope leader and a come a long.  Attach and tighten
> the temp guy from the top.  And reverse it from the top.
> 
> 
> 
> Ed  N1UR
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