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I have completed maintenance on the Arctic King in preparation for winter. I replaced the support wires for the top-load wires of the antenna with Dyneema rope. This rope has a breaking strength of around 5 tonnes but I ran into some problems because of its elongation under load.
The tension on the top load wires is around 200kg (440lbs) and it was quite a formidable job to accomplish.
The photos were taken last night and it is quite tricky to photograph the full moon in the dark.
I am taking the first steps to build a low dipole for 160 meters. I have installed a 20 meter high pole which will support the feed point of the antenna, along with a smaller pole to support one end. The other end of the dipole will be supported by the 20 meter high vertical broadband vertical.
Some photos also show part of my Beverage Antenna system along with the guardian dog – Skuggi (The Shadow)
A spring tide coupled with an atmospheric high pressure of 1025HP resulted in the lowest tide I have yet seen in Otradalur.
