[AMRadio] Seeking advice on "wires in trees"

[Lee Richardson]

John:  Me too - the point is, if the trimmers are there anyway, extra cost is small to zero.
 
Used a small length of chain, w/ poly tubing over it to spare the pine limb and a shackle to close the loop - small pulley with marine rope.  Did this after our Rita scare 3-1/2 years ago;  now I can lower away, run for the hills, and pull 'er back up in 2 minutes.
 
I've done all the other methods, and can still see a 5/8th" crescent wrench higher up in the pine which went up 15+ years ago, and never came down (yet).
 
Go fer it, 73 de Lee, W5JQA, Houston 
 
> From: Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net
> To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:19:34 -0400
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Seeking advice on "wires in trees"
> 
> I had the tree trimmers do that 20 years ago, its still up there.
> I don't use that tree to hold an antenna up anymore, but the pulley and rope 
> are still there.
> Worked very well.
> 
> Brett
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John, K5SEE" <john at k5see.com>
> To: <nars at mailman.qth.net>; <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4:16 PM
> Subject: [AMRadio] Seeking advice on "wires in trees"
> 
> 
> >I am going to need to have some tree work done before long.? At the present 
> >time, my antennas are held up in lower limbs by cords I have gotten over 
> >limbs by various methods.? I keep looking up higher at the tall pines and 
> >wondering if I could employ a tree climber to mount some kind of 
> >"permanent" support such as a pulley near the top.
> >
> > Would like to receive suggestions from folks that have done this and 
> > achieved relative permanence for antenna supports.? Thanks for your 
> > consideration.
> >
> > 73 de John, K5SEE
> >
> >
> > "When CW is no longer required, it will be a necessity." de K5SEE
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