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Tree Care Staves Off Rope Wear, Keeps Antennas on Air

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 by Matt Shelburne, W4GO

When it comes to Amateur Radio, things that I think I’m building or installing for temporary use sometimes end up becoming a permanent fixture of my station. What was intended as a “kludge” gets used longer than it should have. This was the case for the rope-and-pulley system that supported my first HF antenna, an …

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Categories Education Tags Antenna, W4GO

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