time to get started on the new wire....
- ChrisDX
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
just a thought...
bow and arrow type set up ?
or unreel a fair bit of line , then fire it up with the catapult..
might take the strain off it.
bow and arrow type set up ?
or unreel a fair bit of line , then fire it up with the catapult..
might take the strain off it.
- ROTEL240
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
Is it up yet?????
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
You don't look that old in your photo... Maybe the glasses subtract a few years!jeff66 wrote:I am too old to be climbing trees!
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
Doh... No still snapping on launch... We try again tomorrow. Took the old antenna down earlier. So no wire up at the moment.
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
kr0ne wrote:You don't look that old in your photo... Maybe the glasses subtract a few years!jeff66 wrote:I am too old to be climbing trees!
That's Eddie the Eagle! or Jeff trying very hard to look like him!
Now Eddie would build a ramp and launch himself up there.
But when you say the fishing line is snapping on launch, then the reel is wound too tight or the weight is too heavy.
Are you a fisherman or should I say do you fish for fun? if you do you might have two reels and if so 2 rods? try rewinding from one reel to the other in a very even and not two fast way allowing the line to spread evenly over the spool.
if that fails then the line is either very light or but a pair of crampons and a rope and wrap it round the Trunk and get up there!
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
Hang on guys! Yo u do know that is not a pic of me on the avatar, right? You all know it's Bubbles right?
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
Well the new wire is performing pretty good..
20m - I have an SWR of 1.3
15m - I have an SWR of 1.1
10m - I have an SWR of 1.1
12m - I have an SWR of 2.1
80m - I have an SWR of 1.1
Above figures using the AT-500 tuner of course!
No tuner in line is pretty surprising! 10m = SWR of 1.8
12m = SWR of 2.4
15m = SWR of 2.4
40m = SWR of 2.5
All this on a 16.2 meter end fed antenna and 1:9 balun! Total cost of around $40...
But, I guess the proof is in the pudding. So will test it out in a few days.
20m - I have an SWR of 1.3
15m - I have an SWR of 1.1
10m - I have an SWR of 1.1
12m - I have an SWR of 2.1
80m - I have an SWR of 1.1
Above figures using the AT-500 tuner of course!
No tuner in line is pretty surprising! 10m = SWR of 1.8
12m = SWR of 2.4
15m = SWR of 2.4
40m = SWR of 2.5
All this on a 16.2 meter end fed antenna and 1:9 balun! Total cost of around $40...
But, I guess the proof is in the pudding. So will test it out in a few days.
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
Bit crazy but what about a firework rocket?
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I'm commenting on an internet forum, why should your facts sway my opinion?
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
No, it is a good idea. I did think of that for the future. There are many place selling fireworks round here.
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
I believe the snapping issue is down to using braided fishing line. I have used both Braid and nylon line while lure fishing, and have lost many lures using braid. It does not tolerate sharp pulls. Try using a good nylon line instead. It stretches a little so absorbs shock. That should dothe job nicely.
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
LOL my wife's favourite line!!Seriously tho' it pays to have the line uncoiled and lying on the ground before you launch it.That way there is no tension and less likelihood of it snapping.I did the same sort of thing trying to send a line over my roof and found that it snapped every time.I was using a fishing rod and found that it was the initial inertia of the line on the reel that was causing the problem. I uncoiled about 30' of line,tied a little fishing weight to it, and it sailed over first time.ROTEL240 wrote:Is it up yet?????
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
Yep, it was up... Then we had a big storm, and it is down again!
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Re: time to get started on the new wire....
All sorted now, works real well. No need for tuner on 10/11meters.
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