Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28131 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 09:44:54 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 09:44:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 337 invoked from network); 27 Oct 2002 09:46:34 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Oct 2002 09:46:34 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 185jyI-0007LN-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:44:38 +0000 Received: from [216.93.66.204] (helo=mail5.mx.voyager.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 185jyH-0007LE-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:44:37 +0000 Received: from k6500 (d5.as3.mpls.mn.voyager.net [169.207.249.229] (may be forged)) by mail5.mx.voyager.net (8.11.6/8.10.2) with SMTP id g9R9hc550056 for ; Sun, 27 Oct 2002 04:43:39 -0500 (EST) From: "WE0H" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 03:45:01 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 In-reply-to: Importance: Normal Subject: LF: RE: Guy ropes Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TO,MAY_BE_FORGED,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01, USER_AGENT_OUTLOOKversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group 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. I have this in my tree and I put a plastic drink glass over the pulley so the winter ice doesn't freeze the pulley. It has been up for two years now and there is no wear on either rope. 73's, Mike>WE0H http://www.we0h.us/lf.html -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of John W Gould Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 3:37 AM To: Rsgb_Lf_Group@Blacksheep.Org Subject: LF: Guy ropes Yet again the wind has taken my LF aerial down. It's always the same way with polypropolene rope just not strong enough, either loosing its strength though UV exposure or in last night's case sheer lack of tensile strength. Any suggestions as to a stronger guy rope - the rope goes up though a tree and over the fine branches at the top of the tree. Thus, there is a fair degree of movement at times. 73 John, G3WKL