If your a Ham Radio Op and stranded on the side of the road in snow...

[Moleculo]

...is this the first thing you think of doing?

 

[wy0mn/7]

Nice pic, is that you?

Honestly, after exhausting all efforts at self extraction... yup!

 

[n8fgb]

Deer camp!

 

[hookedon6]

in your other thread.... (the one with the jumper cables and getting a good ground).... i can't really tell from this pic if they are just guy wires, but, if you cut to the wires to the proper length and install an isolator on the ends , then you ground problem should go away, .... tuned elevated radials

 

[Happy_Hamer]

if you cut to the wires to the proper length and install an isolator on the ends , then you ground problem should go away, .... tuned elevated radials

Interesting,,,

So you still use them as a guy line, just cut to 1/4 wave radials and use something like a ceramic insulator?

That is a good idea.

I wonder if you could use the cable to the 1/4 wave mark then use rope?

Damn I wish it wasn't 5 frickin degree in IL so I could experiment with that. :headbang

 

[Moleculo]

Hamer, sure you could do that.

No, this isn't my camper in the pic...I just thought it was kind've funny. I hope he's staying at that camp for at least a week. That's a lot of work for a weekend hunting trip!

 

[wy0mn/7]

Ditto.
The guys at my cabin towers are augmented with 1/4 wave guyed radials. The tops are fudged closer to other guys than I'd like, but haven't presented any problems yet.