On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 00:00:43 -0600, Cecil Moore
wrote:

Has anybody ever erected an antenna with slanted poles and
straight down guy wires? That would allow the antenna to
be as long as the lot.

True. But in your design the antenna wire will be carrying serious
tension loads in addition to its own weight, and you would need aerial
components suitably rated for this.
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