Well, I know that mine is much more horizontal than that, plus, I think
they tied the ladder line to the spouting on the side of the house--not a
good idea, now that I think about it. May explain a lot of the trouble I'm
having.
I've found a piece of PVC pipe, and now have to figure out how to cut it.
Never done that before.
But, hang in there, guys: I'm learning.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: g5rv question
>I had someone look at mine last night, the twin lead is not horizontal, but
> not flat to the ground either, it probably comes down at about a 20 degree
> angle. It works though. That's what's important.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>
>
>> Thanks very much, John.
>>
>> Will give it a try.
>>
>> I'm hoping to get the G5RV back up and running in time for my TS480,
>> which
>> I'm going to pick up tomorrow, weather permitting. The dealer is about
>> a
>> 2-hour drive from here.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:09 AM
>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>
>>
>>> You can get plastic stand offs for stuff like that but I'm sure you can
>>> make
>>> them too, I can think of a lot of different ways you could do it. I
>>> never
>>> put mine up that way so I don't know how far away to put it but if it
>>> worked
>>> the way you had it before, I'd just go with that.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:12 AM
>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>
>>>
>>>> Steve:
>>>>
>>>> I bet that may be the case. I'll get the XYL to do a visual on it
>>>> maybe
>>>> later today if there is enough daylight when we're done with work.
>>>>
>>>> If I change the ladder line back to a vertical configuration, do you or
>>>> anyone have thoughts on how far it should stand off from the tower, and
>>>> how
>>>> I might most eassily create the stand off?
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 10:03 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Tom,
>>>>>
>>>>> Any chance that the now horizontal ladder line has collected some
>>>>> ice
>>>>> or
>>>>> snow that it wouldn't have if vertical?
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve KW3A
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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