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1. Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:55:15 -0400; My Inv-l came down again. Went out to see what happened and another storm weakened tree came down & it's upper branches brought my antenna down with it. I really need to use a better wire than 8 stra; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00025.html (6,970 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 05:10:15 -0400; On 7/23/2013 4:55 AM, Gary Smith wrote: My Inv-l came down again. Went out to see what happened and another storm weakened tree came down & it's upper branches brought my antenna down with it. I real; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00026.html (7,908 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:11:37 -0400; Hi Herb, Yes it is light & rugged and it may be the right solution. I used to have some for my beverage although it's gone now. The WD-1A I had was hard to solder well, it was not shiny wire and see; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00027.html (8,473 bytes)
4. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: Arthur Delibert <radio75a3@msn.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:16:58 -0400; I use an EZ-Hang slingshot to throw rope over the tree limbs, and then use that to pull the wire antenna into place. I remove a length of the outer insulation from an old piece of coax and, once I se; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00028.html (7,060 bytes)
5. Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:29:26 -0700; Any suggestion as to a good rugged wire? Gary WD-1A military field phone wire is strong, lightweght and very inexpensive. It is available on E-bay. ___Herb______________ I used WD-1A for one, two dir; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00030.html (7,590 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: "Shoppa, Tim" <tshoppa@wmata.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:46:55 +0000; I use RF Connection "Polystealth 18" in the trees and bushes at the edge of my lot. Very lightweight. 117 pounds breaking strength, way stronger than your Cat 5. It is stranded copper-clad steel with; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00031.html (8,935 bytes)
7. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: Les Kalmus <w2lk@bk-lk.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:53:36 -0400; I do the same thing except I hang a 4" plastic clothes line pulley from the rope. The antenna wire runs through the pulley. Ended all the abrasion issues and I can easily lower the pulley if necessar; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00032.html (8,621 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:36:24 -0400; Fellows, Thanks for the many replies off and on list. I appreciate the thoughts and the suggestions for wire and the liability of signal loss and fragility of this kind of L. While it might be possib; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00037.html (11,728 bytes)
9. Re: Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:44:52 -0400; Correction. 40 works on 40 & 15 meters... Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector; /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00038.html (7,336 bytes)

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