On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 15:51:01 -0500, "Charlie"
wrote:

Those trees have withstood every storm the past 30+ years.....

Noticed you have metal straps around the tree trunks.

The QST article of Sept '89 on using trees as antenna supports says,
"Another no-no when attaching an antenna to a tree is wrapping a wire
around the trunk. This strangles the veins in the sapwood the same way
a noose around your neck would strangle you."

bob
k5qwg





Any tower can be blown down no matter what ..just let mother nature have her
way.