Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 14:21:34 -0700
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Break-aways for Tree Installed Wire Antennas
<I hire climbers to put pulleys high in the trees, then use Synthetic
<Textile rope with a weight on one end, the other end tied off. I find
<that the rope does NOT last forever in my tall redwoods -- tree sway
<causes the UV-resistant outer jacket to fray around the pulleys,
<exposing the UV sensitive inner braid. I've had this happen in as few as
<five years. The trees are 200 ft redwoods, and the pulleys are around
<140-150 ft. My guess is that this isn't a problem for shorter trees. :)
<73, Jim K9YC
### Why not use .125 or .1525 galvanized winch cable ?
Use correct pulleys....... and end of problem.
## Or SS winch cable....and SS pulleys.
Jim VE7RF
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