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Call Sign : m3kbd/2e0kbd/m0kbd Posts : 152 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2019-07-04 QTH or Location : stockton on tees Equipment Used : kenwood ts 2000x ascom 70mhz icom vlf/hf/uhf receivers multiband antennas Age : 64
Subject: wire antenna rope and pully Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:44 pm
hi i intend putting up a pully and rope on the chimny stack so i can use wire dipoles or any wire antenna what type of rope i should use and what type of pully i have strong brackets on the stack thanks for looking still stay safe do radio 73s paul m0kbd
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Alan - Mirror Man Major contributor
Call Sign : 108CT233 Posts : 201 Times Thanked : 14 Join date : 2019-12-01 QTH or Location : Central Scotland Equipment Used : CRT SS9900 Beofeng UV5R Yaesu FTDX1200 CRT Micron CRT FP00 Sattelite 2000 antenna ZS6BKW X30 co-linear
Subject: Re: wire antenna rope and pully Mon Jun 07, 2021 2:39 pm
Sounds like a cracking idea, I have had to look further into wire antennas since the almost immediate complaints came in over a silver rod basically, I have a neighbour, two in fact within a few streets and they have full size flagpoles in their gardens with a selection of flags being flown I notice which are far more offensive to the eye than my poor half wave vertical which only the tip can be seen from the front of the house pretty much. I managed to pick up a 10M fishing pole second hand (clearly unused) with a wire antenna and Unun for HF but its the wire antenna for 11m I want to give a go with it side by side against the half wave Ringo vertical. I was now thinking of putting a couple of co-linear's up on the chimney as they fit with the planning regulations, more or less at least.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: wire antenna rope and pully Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:50 pm
Awesome idea!
I'm going to have a look around at ropes and pulleys now.
Pretty sure the old 'sisal' rope won't be up to job nowadays - who makes it and at what quality?
Para-cord seems to be a favourite, cheap as chips and various colours to be less obvious when installed.
Hmmm, you got me thinking now Paul.
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morris Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26-CT-11111 Posts : 138 Times Thanked : 5 Join date : 2019-07-26 QTH or Location : Kent
Subject: Re: wire antenna rope and pully Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:19 pm
I resently fitted a pulley to my antenna pole for the same reason, both the pulley and rope were aquired from a popular diy store, hope these are of help.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: wire antenna rope and pully Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:01 am
My long wire is on a pully system. Parra cord and some small stainless pully's from amazon job done for around £18 and still got some of both left.
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Call Sign : G8YMW or 26CT4498 Posts : 92 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-16 QTH or Location : Lincoln and Finningley Equipment Used : CRT 9900, Icom 705, Kenwood TS570, Icom 910 Age : 69
Subject: Re: wire antenna rope and pully Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:17 pm
Sisal is a fibre made from plants. Rots easy or did when used on hay bales back when I was a kid. Go to pick the bale up, finish up with 2 strings in my hands and the bale still on the grounnd
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