[Elecraft] Call for Elecraft CW Net volunteers

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Hello Kevin,

Sorry to hear that your new antenna has been felled by trees.  If of any
interest to you I can send you a sketch of a "Counterweight Fuse"
arrangement which I used in Scotland to prevent any of my wire (Flexweave)
antennas being broken should a tree fall across an antenna or its catenary -
which did happen on more than one occasion during gales (tall pines).

If a tree falls across the antenna/ catenary the "Fuse" will "blow", which
allows the antenna/ catenary to fall under the tree without breaking. Remove
the tree and reel in the hoist rope, and you are back in business.

73,

Geoff
LX2AO


On March 02, 2012 at 00:04 +0100, Kevin KD5ONS wrote:

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>    Last night the snow was heavy on the trees but then it changed to
> rain which made the trees start to crack and fall.  My new antenna, a
> little over a month old, is now in at least three pieces.  I have not
> yet found all of it in the knee deep snow.  From the broken ends it
> looks like it will be easy to fix once the snow disappears.