[TowerTalk] Topband: NA activity + Inv-L corner insulator

[Artek Manuals]

The problem with a rope jamming in a pulley is that the rope (or cord)  
is "too small" for the pulley. The situation you describe can happen 
quite easily if you are using "parachute cord" for example with most  
most big box off the rack pulleys.

I use the pulley approach with  counter weights ( old window sash 
weights) on the rope going through the pulley to keep constant tension 
of the rope when the wind moves the tree back and forth. Typically these 
last a minimum of 2 to 3 years. typically 3/8" or larger rope and an 
appropriate sized pulley to match the rope


Dave

NR1DX


On 9/25/2021 4:23 PM, W3HKK at roadrunner.com wrote:
> . Here in Ohio we are still having moderate QRN especially in the
> evenings. When I get on at our SR, the VK/ZL boys are often coming
> through fairly well with much less QRN.
>
> My INV-L has a ceramic insulator at the apex, which is held in place
> by 3/16" black synthetic rope of some kind ( Home Depot source) thrown
> over my 52 ft tall black walnut tree tied off to another tree. I dont
> use pullies since so often the rope slips off the roller and into the
> crack between the roller and the U-bracket. So I just tied a rope to
> the other side of the insulator and hoist.
>
>
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