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Old February 10th 04, 09:55 PM
mcalhoun
 
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Putting up a 10 through 160 or 10 through 80 meters dipole.... Are there
any good links or sights to learn proper making and installation?


Also, make sure that one end of your dipole is fastened to the tree
with a weighted pulley system, so that when you get strong winds the
dipole won't snap. I run the line through a small pulley attached to
the tree and then hang a brick off the end of that line....


DO be sure to fasten the weight with another rope so that if (when?)
the antenna does break, the brick won't fall on someone's head!

If one or both of the trees is liable to sway a LOT, you can add another
pully to the weight and run the rope back UP the tree to where the
first antenna pulley is; that way, one weight (which probably needs to
be heavier) can handle twich as much sway.

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