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]>
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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
>>