There are situations where a trolley like this would be useful, and
there really are people who are that ignorant of rigging. I think
it's worth a 1/2 page Hints and Kinks article, myself. Not everyone
knows that snatch blocks are readily available, and what to do with
one.
73, doug
From: BobK8IA@aol.com
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:05:34 EST
In a message dated 1/29/2003 8:26:19 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
k3nd@yahoo.com writes:
> I ran across this small add in the Feb. 2003 QST. I
> hadn't seen this hardware before or heard about it
> previously on TT. I looks like a great way to get wire
> antennas up and down on a guyed tower. Check it out
> at:
>
> http://www.goatsystem.com
>
> 73, Stew K3ND
>
>
Let me see if I have this right. $100 device replaces a $2 pully and some
small diameter rope. Makes sense to me <sic>
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