Good thought, Ed. ... This is definitely an option worth pursuing.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 11:01 PM
Subject: Fw: Antenna


> Tom, if you have the antenna on a  pulley or some way of getting it down, 
> do
> all the work on the ground and then put it up again.  you can feed it in 
> the
> center away from the tower and then you would not need stand offs for the
> feed line.  73
> Ed  K7UC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Antenna
>
>
>>    Ed:  I have thought of that possibility, but would have to get someone
>> to climb up the tower to run the ladder line up to the center instead of
>> the
>> coax, but maybe I'll do that if I can't get the other approach to work.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ed Malmgren" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 8:59 AM
>> Subject: Antenna
>>
>>
>>> Hello Tom.  Why don't you cut that windom in the center and feed it with
>>> =
>>> ladder line or 300 ohm twin lead and it will work very well on most all 
>>> =
>>> bands.  Coax won't work with that arrangement though.  good luck.
>>> Ed  K7UC
>>>
>