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keeping wire antennas up
John Smith wrote:
Dave Heil wrote: ... I don't care to imagine concrete blocks dangling in space or screen door closers affixed to trees, Mike. Dave K8MN Neither do I. I'd imagine a pulley in the tree which a rope attached to the antenna to be tensioned was attached. This rope would then run to a weight on the ground to where the HD door closers were attached. I mean, I'd imagine that as opposed to beginning to pour concrete to which an eyebolt with a insufficient deadman held into the concrete! Try to keep your anonymous sniping to yourself, CB "John". There's *no* dead man in the concrete. It is simply a bolt, a large fender washer and a nut. It is supporting only a wire antenna. It isn't guying a tower. A 3/8", three or four inch long bolt in concrete is more than sufficient for the job. Read my earlier post where I suggest a window sash weight. These are cast iron with a loop at the top end. Both have been used without failure for decades. No Rube Goldberg devices were necessary. Dave K8MN |
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