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SECTION, OVERLAPPING BY ONE FOOT, AND DRILLED A HOLE THROUGH BOTH PIECES OF
TUBING, SECURING THE SECTIONS WITH A 8 MACHINE SCREW AND LOCKNUT.  I
INSERTED A 2 FOOT PIECE OF 3/4 INCH O. D.  TUBING INTO THE OTHER END OF THE
1 INCH O. D. SECTION, AND DRILLED A HOLE NEAR THE FAR END OF THIS SECTION
TO ACCOMMODATE A 8 EYEHOOK AND LOCKNUT.  THE EYEHOOK IS A TIE POINT FOR THE
TENSIONING ROPE AND THE EGG INSULATORS USED FOR WIRE STRAIN RELIEF AT EACH
CORNER SEE FIGURE 3.  SEE THE QST IN DEPTH WEB PAGE FOR AN ALTERNATE METHOD
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OF ASSEMBLING THE ANTENNA CORNERS.  I TIED THE POLYESTER ANTENNA ROPE TO
THE EYEHOOKS AT THE ENDS OF EACH OF THE TOP SPREADERS WITH NON SLIP KNOTS
SO THAT THE TOTAL ROPE LENGTH WAS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE TOP WIRE.  I
WRAPPED THE TOP WIRE AROUND THE ROPE ONCE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 FEET.  WITH
THE WIRE AND TENSIONING ROPE IN PLACE, I THEN ADJUSTED THE UPPER SPREADER
LENGTHS FOR TENSION ON THE ROPE, NOT ON THE WIRE.  I ADJUSTED THE WIRES TO
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