- 1. [TowerTalk] follow-up on 4-square conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:07:46 -0400
- Thanks to all who responded to my request for info about converting my 40m 4-square to an 80m 4-square. I got lots of interesting ideas on extending the elements, from ultra-simple (add a loading coi
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- 2. RE: [TowerTalk] follow-up on 4-square conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Scace K3NA <eric@k3na.org>
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 06:41:09 -0400
- Hi Dick -- Rope: One of the problems with rope guys is that many kinds of rope are quite stretchy. The purpose of guying is to keep the aluminum tubing aligned in a column; this keeps downward forces
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- 3. RE: [TowerTalk] follow-up on 4-square conversion (score: 1)
- Author: corneliuspaul@gmx.net
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:19:09 +0200
- Good point on the stretching of ropes. I had to learn that lesson also when developing the spiderbeam My advise would be to use 2-3mm diameter Kevlar (Aramid) rope. This rope will have a breaking str
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-10/msg00131.html (9,965 bytes)
- 4. RE: [TowerTalk] follow-up on 4-square conversion (score: 1)
- Author: "S. J. Blackwell" <w5lu@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:11:57 +0000
- The guy tension needed for keeping the antenna in column decreases as one goes up. I believe this should be considered. The lower guys are shorter and can be set up with more tension as the lower por
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