Butch:

Well, I'll have to check for those at a few farm supply stores we do have 
around here.

That might be a good longer-term solution.

73 from Tom Behler:  Kb8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: g5rv question


> Well, I don't know where you would buy them there, but back in Kansas we
> had farm supply stores and they had a square plastic insolater made for
> electric fences.  I would clip the ladder line in the notches of these
> and tape to the tower leg.  I think I've also seen commercially made
> insolaters for this as well.  But, with a bit of tape, and these were
> cheap!!!, the electric fence things worked.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, T Behler
> wrote:
>
>>    Butch:
>>
>> What's the easiest way to make stand-offs from the tower?
>>
>> What have you and others tried and had success with?
>>
>> In my book, simple is best!  (grin)
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 12:42 AM
>> Subject: Re: g5rv question
>>
>>
>>> I've run this antenna a log, and I'd run the line down the tower, just 
>>> use
>>> something to stand it off away from the metal--don't tape against the 
>>> leg.
>>> 73s
>>> Butch Bussen
>>> wa0vjr
>>>
>>> I'd guess the horizontal run is screwing you up.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>