I once had one in a tree,used a mast all the way to the ground and simply used the tree to keep it vertical. Had a rope tied loosely to both at 3 different heights,didnt harm the tree and I could ground the mast. As the tree grew,we added mast! The motion when windy was a slight annoyance,soon forgotten. The tree was later cut down to make way for construction. Now I use one of those new fangled Rohn trees,but it wont grow no matter how much I water it.....
Jack Davis wrote: >The problem is not the line, trees grow out from the center and up from the >tip. If you hung an antenna at 90 feet in 20 years it would still be at 90 >feet. The mount however would be covered in bark and wood. The tree would >continue to grow out and eventually cover the base and what ever was in >contact. The secret is to use a stand off to get the base as far from the >tree as possible. Let the stand off get covered. When the tree hits >anything made of copper it will start to die, copper is toxic to trees and >enough copper under the bark will kill a tree. > >Jack >K6YC >----- Original Message ----- >From: "N9WYS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:44 PM >Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Hustler G6-440 > > > > >>I'd like to know where to get some of that special "elastic" feedline used >>to feed the antenna... hehehe >> >>Mark - N9WYS >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: mch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:07 PM >>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >>Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Hustler G6-440 >> >> >>Due to the RF or lightning? ;-> >> >>On a serious note, how do you deal with the growth of the tree? Wouldn't >>it envelop your antenna? >> >>Joe M. >> >>Bob Dengler wrote: >> >> >>>The other spent ~20 years at the top of a 90' pine tree at 5900 ft. >>> The tree recently died & was cut down; >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
