LF: RE: Catapults

["john sexton" <computernetworks@excite.com>]

 Hi Tom,
Yes I had noticed that the mail boxes always seemed empty, but don't understand why. I have yet another email address which you could try: computernetworks@talk21.com.

That is kind of you to offer and I accept with pleasure. Yes it will be necessary to confirm by phone, because I am expecting a hospital appointment during the week for a CT scan, but date not yet confirmed. I have constant backache and now frontache, which they think might be a liver problem. Funnily enough it doesn't hurt when I am climbing trees and having fun with antennas, only when I sit down, hi! 
the phone number is 0118 9546277.

The nylon cord could well have been abraded by tree movement, there were a couple of very windy nights at that time. I shall take your advice on tension and also will take up Mike XDV suggestion to include a luggage type bungee cord to give some room for movement.

Look forward to seeing you.
73, John, G4CNN

--- On Sun 05/12, Tom Boucher

wrote:
> John G4CNN - I failed twice to send direct e-mails to both .excite and
> .go.
>
> Hello John
>
> I have only just read your message . Perhaps I can bring the
> catapult with me next week and we could give it another try.
>
> When I first put up my very long wire, the thing came down every few
> weeks. It was the wire breaking rather than the polypropylene halyards.
> After a while I realised I had the whole thing too tight so I slackened
> off each halyard a little and it has been up for about a year now.
>
> I am surprised at that nylon cord breaking. I wonder if it snapped
> through being too tight or if it abraided on the tree?
>
> Let's see what the weather is like next week and I will give you a
> 'phone call. Perhaps you could let me have your number again.
>
> 73, Tom
>
>
>

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