I'm preparing to install insulators in my backstay to make an
antenna for my HF ham radio. The thing is, the backstay
tensioner is squarely in the way. It would appear that if the
lower insulator is installed above the tensioner, then the antena
feedline down to the deck would be long and vulnerable to damage.
If insulators were intalled such that the tensioner became part
of the antenna, which would make for a short feedline, then how
do you protect the crew against RF burns and still have a working
tensioner? Anybody?
antenna for my HF ham radio. The thing is, the backstay
tensioner is squarely in the way. It would appear that if the
lower insulator is installed above the tensioner, then the antena
feedline down to the deck would be long and vulnerable to damage.
If insulators were intalled such that the tensioner became part
of the antenna, which would make for a short feedline, then how
do you protect the crew against RF burns and still have a working
tensioner? Anybody?