Richard Clark wrote:

You were planning pulleys right?

yes indeed, lots of pulleys, I only want to be putting up these masts once.


For 160M band, I would REALLY look for the Archer and put my effort
into that prospect. A low loop is the pits - hi Z, lo Z, balanced,
unbalanced, SWR, no SWR hardly counts for diddly.


I am going to meet the archer this weekend at the hamfest in Sonoma. Another
friend is giving me a homebuilt house trailer (quaint gypsy wagon) which I
can park out in the back 40 as an alt. shack which will be close to the
antenna up in the 200' Eucalyptus tree. It is not that I am particularly
excited about 160m (although good to be able to operate there when necessary
I guess), but HEIGHT is everything, right?


I believe Cecil has already explained this in terms of the wide range of
actual resistance that may be encountered multi band. (hey, I am just now
learning to talk this lingo....just barely know what I am talking
about....operating intuitively, and with the kindness of strangers.......

Stella! (Oops, wrong "Streetcar").


Wow, a cinematically (literary) erudite ham, cool....I feel like I am
home.....


Zeno (aka Bill) KG6UHM (until further notice.....)