Been there, done that. Mark/WQ8S

Oh the power of suggestion! After following this thread, last night I soldered in backwards a 16 pin IC. I swear I triple checked it! Removal went ok except pin 4 broke off flush with the board and I

Reminder: Wednesday Evening 40 and 80 meter Nets When: Wednesday, 2 January 2019 8:00pm to 9:00pm (GMT-06:00) America/Chicago Where: 40 and 80 Meters Organizer: jomatlock@... Description: The 40

I used screen door springs on each end of an 80m dipole. I had to put two springs in parallel to handle the weight. The screen door springs stretch quite a bit, so they worked perfectly to counter

Some interesting suggestions - my solution was pretty simple. When I lived in the Country outside Peoria, I put a 40 meter Dipole up about 40 feet. I came outside the House with RG58. There was 80' of

Hi Terry. Will be glad to try. Will give it a shot in the evening around 7:00, 3.564 MHz. I will try to check the frequency daily. If I have to away from the radio I will send you a text. Ok? --

Are you in the OKC area? Doc K5OSA

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Thank you everyone who replied with suggestions. I have several workable options to consider now. 73 and Happy New Year! Tim N9PUZ

I looked at the Lowe's link and noticed in the spring's product specifications that it weighs 9 pounds. Might work well if one end of it was fastened to the support pole or tree and other end to the

Hello :) I bet a good spring or a bungee cord or strap would work great too :) If it were mine I would likely give it a good coat of tar :) 73 72 :)

Check out these Gate Closing Springs they sell at Lowes Home Improvement Tim! They cost only $5.67 each and look like they'd do the job well. I suggest using one on both ends if your using it on a

Tim, I don't know how high you want to go but in Ecuador I used a 2 inch and a 1.5 inch,10 foot PVC pipe bolted together to make a mast. The spring in the PVC was enough to keep everything normal in

:) Hello :) I use tarred nylon twine with my radiating wire underneath ! In a fashion so that the nylon can stretch but my wire won't :) I have a squirrel problem squirrels just can't stand antenna

Tim- I'm using a heavy-duty bungee- got it from a big-box home improvement place. The version I got has carabiners on both ends so it can't unhook. It's 4 feet long and rated for 50% elongation- I

Hello Tim You should be able to find better Bungee cords at a hardware/ farm store or a truck stop. They will still disentagrate in the sun but will make it longer than Harbor freight. I use old

Interesting idea. Any idea if there's a type of bungee that holds up well in the UV, sunlight, etc.? My only experience is with the cheap ones from Harbor Freight, etc. Tim N9PUZ

Not practical here. I don't have enough room to put that much rope at the end of the wire. Thanks!

Howdy Tim, If it were me, I'd probably try the Pulley and Bucket of Rocks method. 73 and Happy New Year to all. David KE0AZ