Jimmie D wrote:
How do you plan on actuating the switches? I tried some knife swithes and
thought I could switch them using a hook on a pole. This didnt work very
well for an all band antenna.

When I was in high school, I built my dipole with
a pulley at each end. For changing bands, I just let
the dipole down and either installed or removed the
jumper wires across the insulators. An Inv-V would
only require one pulley.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Jimmie D wrote:
How do you plan on actuating the switches? I tried some knife swithes and
thought I could switch them using a hook on a pole. This didnt work very
well for an all band antenna.

When I was in high school, I built my dipole with
a pulley at each end. For changing bands, I just let
the dipole down and either installed or removed the
jumper wires across the insulators. An Inv-V would
only require one pulley.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Yeah I thought about this but was trying to stay away from raising and
lowering the antenna. I used to have the antenna on a pulley but found that
sometimes the neighbor kids would lower it for me. The ones who were doing
it arent around anymore so I guess its safe to put it back up now.

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:31:45 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote:

The ones who were doing it arent around anymore

Hi Jimmie,

Is it possible you had the key down when they last tried lowering it?

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:31:45 -0500, "Jimmie D"
wrote:

The ones who were doing it arent around anymore

Hi Jimmie,

Is it possible you had the key down when they last tried lowering it?

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

No, they were reallly good kids over all, they didnt get into half as much
as I did when they were my age. At least I dont think they ever fished with
pipe bombs. They also kept my grass cut while I was away for a really
reasonable price.

Jimmie D wrote:
Yeah I thought about this but was trying to stay away from raising and
lowering the antenna. I used to have the antenna on a pulley but found that
sometimes the neighbor kids would lower it for me. The ones who were doing
it arent around anymore so I guess its safe to put it back up now.

Them "not being around anymore" could mean any number
of things. :-)
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

I hate when kids mess with my antenna stuff!