Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22217 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 14:55:31 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 14:55:31 -0000 Received: (qmail 9393 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 14:55:21 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 14:55:21 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 185oo7-0007yo-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 14:54:27 +0000 Received: from [206.46.170.212] (helo=pop018.verizon.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 185oo6-0007yf-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 14:54:26 +0000 Received: from verizon.net ([141.156.183.66]) by pop018.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.09 201-253-122-126-109-20020611) with ESMTP id <20021027145352.DFLR1896.pop018.verizon.net@verizon.net>; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 08:53:52 -0600 Message-ID: <3DBBFF11.A896FEA4@verizon.net> Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:58:25 -0500 From: "Andre Kesteloot" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH PLAIN at pop018.verizon.net from [141.156.183.66] at Sun, 27 Oct 2002 08:53:51 -0600 Subject: Re: LF: RE: Guy ropes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01, X_ACCEPT_LANGversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group WE0H wrote: > Hi John, > Take a large rope and put it up in the tree over a limb and bring it back > down to the ground level. Tie the two ends of the large rope together so you > can pull the rope up with one side and pull it back down with the other > side. Attach a pulley to this rope. Run your antenna support rope through > the pulley and pull the pulley up with the big rope. Now pull your antenna > up with the rope that goes through the pulley and tie a heavy weight to the > antenna support rope. Now all the tree movement will just move the rope > through the pulley and not cut the antenna support rope. To support my HF long-wire, I have been using a similar arrangement here but, in addition, I have connected a spring "in series" with the pulley, to absorb small shocks. This arrangement has served me well for the last 3 years. 73 André