On Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:57:40 -0500, Radiohouse wrote:

Just put up a 80 meter dipole today, but had some difficulty with two
things: proper tying off of the lift/ support rope and proper tying off
of the guys. When I say "support rope" here's what I mean: one side of
the dipole was anchored high in a tree while the other from a 30'
telephone pole. The tree had a pulley installed, so the "support rope"
hangs down from there as well as the eye bolt from the telephone pole
(support rope through the eye bolt). So, I'm not sure where or how to
tie the support rope ends. Right now, on the tree side, I just have
several turns around a low branch with a knot; basically the same with
the telephone pole side. What is the proper way to secure the base of
the supoort rope?

How do I tie the guy wires?

Thanks for any help.

I use polyester dacron antenna rope. Guy wires are impractical for your
application. The dacron will try to untie itself, so flatten the knot
with some PVC tape to keep it from unraveling. The tree end needs a short
rope with a pulley, and a counterweight on your main antenna rope. Who
owns the utility pole?