[Boatanchors] Re: [AWA] Antenna Topic

[Keith Densmore]

And for those long, 150 foot  high shots, don't forget to get rid of the
fishing rod and build yourself a spud gun!

73,
Keith, ve3ts


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Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: [AWA] Antenna Topic


> Hi John,
>
> If you do it right, you will never have weights dangling from the trees.
> Never attempt to pull the line back with the weight attached. If it is not
where
> you wantg it, disconnect the weight and reel the line back in, then
rfeattach
> the weight and try again. If the weight does not come down to where you
can
> reach it, pujll the line back very slowly and let it drop again. A weight
that
> lodges against something in the tree will generally come loose and fall to
the
> ground. If you attampt to pull it back fast, ikt will almost always wrap
the
> line around a branch  leaving you with a tree ornament and a lot less
line.
>
> 73,
>
> John, W4AWM
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