[Elecraft] Antenna Suspension

[Charles Greene]

W4WFB,

I have two antennas supported by one tree each.  On one I use a 1 gallon 
chlorox bottle which I fill with water to get the desired weight and a 
large pulley.  The pulley is supported by another rope going around a 
limb.  However, I noticed that the weight did not respond fast enough to 
relieve the strain imposed by the tree swaying, and it broke a #22 wire.  I 
replaced the wire with a #14 insulated wire and installed rubber tie down 
straps about 3' long with steel hooks at the fixed end of the antenna.  I 
used 4 of them in parallel.  On the other tree the antenna was longer, 90' 
and the weight on the antenna, #14 insulated stranded antenna wire helped 
some, so I just used the tie down straps and no weight.  It was a bigger 
tree and didn't sway as much in the wind.  Both been up for over three 
years.  You have to replace the rubber tie down straps periodically.

GL,

Chas, W1CG

At 03:20 PM 9/9/2004, Unifiedtx at aol.com wrote:
>I am using a Carolina Windom 80 suspended with 3/16" nylon rope through
>stainless steel eyehooks up 50' between two large oak trees.  These trees are
>approx 123 feet apart.  Because I am located in hurricane alley and 
>subject to high
>winds, I would like to remove the permanent tiedown on one of the trees and
>tie a weight to the rope.  I would like to know how much weight should be 
>used.
>  What kind of weight (how many bricks or what-have-you).  Thanks.  Roy 
> Morris
>  W4WFB
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