Building a Pulley Assembly For Hanging Wire Antennas in Trees

Let's build the pulley assembly that I have shown in my previous videos for hanging a wire antenna in trees. This simple design can be put in place 100% from the ground, without any climbing.
Hanging a pulley in a tree series (⭐ = you are here)
1. Putting it up: • The best way to hang a...
2. Taking it down: • The best way to hang a...
3. Mockup demo: • The best way to hang a...
4. Drop weight adjustment: • Using a drop weight to...
5. ⭐ Pulley assembly build: • Building a Pulley Asse...
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[@karenolsen5302]

Great demonstration! For others - please remember you can change the playback speed to .75. Makes it easier to follow. I am going to try this!

[@TheTranq]

This is awesome. I don’t need to get my pulley back down in my case so I can just do the pulley doubled back and into the loop for the slip knot. Excited to try it out thanks for sharing

[@reidlanham2011]

Thanks! Gonna watch and take notes because I have a wire antenna that I've been wanting to hang for awhile. 73, K8JLW

[@MostlyBuilds]

Good luck! Would love to hear how things went if you feel like reporting back.

[@geirha75]

I have an efhw antenna sloper configured from my shack up to a tree. There is pulley in the tree with 5 kg weight giving the wire a gravity pull. Is it a good idea? I'm not sure but the gravity pull keeps the wire straight at all time.

[@MostlyBuilds]

That’s what I do with my center fed dipole. I have 3 pulleys with weights holding it up. I think my weights are between 3-4kg. The weight of the antenna wire and how strong it is will dictate how much counter balance weight you can safely use before it breaks the wire.
I posted two videos about the weights that I made. Here is the second one where I filled them with BBs: th-cam.com/video/30LFzLWNYWU/w-d-xo.html

[@geirha75]

@@MostlyBuilds Thanks for your tip . Excellent work, in your video on counter balance weights.