[Antennas] dipole support: steel cable???

[Lee Wical]

A GREAT APPROACH, I AGREE.
         RE: WEIGHTS ON THE END OF THE ROPE MAYBE AS FOLLOWS:
         HOWEVER, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CREAT AN INJURY OR KILL 
SOMEBODY, PERHAPS ONES SELF,
USE NOTHING HEAVIER THAN A USED/EMPTY CLOROX BOTTLE OR EQUVELANT 
FILLED WITH WATER, TO THE
COUNTER WEIGHT NECESSARY TO DO THE JOB.
         HOW MUCH WATER  SHOULD ONE USE IT IS LIKE FEEDING MARTINIS 
TO A YOUNG LADY...TOO MUCH
OR TOO LITTLE DOES NOT DO THE JOB INTENDED!!!!
         CONCRETE OR STEEL COUNTERWEIGHTS WILL KILL OR SEVERE 
INJURIES, BELIEVE ME.
LEE, 7J1AAP


At 04:47 PM 2/13/2007, Don Havlicek wrote:
>I suggest that you put a pulley on the halyard that is on the tree.
>Then put a weight on the end of a rope going through the pulley and 
>attached to your antenna.
>When the wind blows, the pulley will allow the antenna rope to slide 
>without breaking, and the weight will maintain the tension on the antenna.
>I suggest you find some old window sash weights to use.
>Don
>N8DE
>
>FireBrick wrote:
>
>>To fellow antenatites.
>>
>>My hefty rope, supporting one end of my 80/40 dipole breaks at the 
>>most inoportune times.
>>Like yesterday, when we started a strong wind/snow storm.
>>
>>Question.
>>I have some 1/16" steel cable, aircraft style, woven SS.
>>
>>If I tied a short section of rope to the end insulator, and then 
>>the cable was thrown through the tree, would the 50' of steel 
>>cable, out from the end of the dipole have any effect.
>>
>>(the antenna works poorly as it's too low anyway).
>>
>>But would it be a serious problem?
>>
>>
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