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Re: Knot Question
From: Brooke Clarke
Date: 2004 Aug 12, 11:36 -0700
From: Brooke Clarke
Date: 2004 Aug 12, 11:36 -0700
Hi Bill and the other posters: The taughtline knot is just what I was looking for. The masts are in reality just 10 foot long 2x4s and 8 of them will hold up an experimental antenna. Thanks very much, Brooke Clarke, N6GCE -- http://www.PRC68.com http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml Noyce, Bill wrote: >The Boy Scouts teach the "tautline" hitch for this purpose. >First hit from Google had nice pictures: >http://www.iland.net/~jbritton/tautlinehitch.htm > > -- Bill, AB1AV > >-----Original Message----- >From: Navigation Mailing List >[mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM] On Behalf Of Brooke Clarke >Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:13 PM >To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM >Subject: Knot Question > > >Hi: > >I would like to plumb a number of antenna masts by adjusting the length >of the 3 parachute cord guy ropes that are staked into the ground. Is >there a knot that would allow adjusting the length of the line, yet >would hold fast? > >Thanks for any help, > >Brooke Clarke, N6GCE > >-- >http://www.PRC68.com http://www.pacificsites.com/~brooke/PRC68COM.shtml > > > >