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: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John W Gould
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 3:37 AM
To: [email protected]
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
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