What is that third wire coming off the center insulator?
That's actually part of the continuous rope loop that passes through the pulley at the utility pole. The insulator your are referring to is actually the north end insulator. If you look down further you will see a small dot on the ant -- that's the 40m trap. The center is actually off the pole which is fastened to my garage. Lousy pictures, I admit. I may retake them during a nice day so the detail will be better.. This antenna is the Unidella trap system which now covers 80 / 40 meters. I plan on adding the additional traps and ant extensions that will get me to 160 meters.
My signal seems to have greatly improved so "that's a good thing" to quote Martha.
Thanks for your interest, es 73, Al VTP