I'm frustrated using a potato gun or Big Shot arborist's slingshot to put up wire antennas in my city lot. A local suggested using a drone instead. Legal requirements notwithstanding (I'm in Washingt
Eric, what is the problem using spud gun. Mine shoots weighted tennis ball trailing monofilament line. I shoot almost straight up so it stays on my city lot. Better to just go over top of tree than t
Why are you frustrated? What happens? Did you try with less air? A good way to practice is to shoot the tennis ball with no line attached. I've found that using less air really helps. Also be prepare
I use one of these air launched tennis ball launcher. Don't remember the exact name but it cost about $250-300 and was well worth it. I have seen it launch that tennis ball easily over a 105-110 foot
Author: Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2018 20:56:20 +0000 (UTC)
Hi Eric, A dozen years ago, I hired a "climbing arborist" to hang a pulley in the top of my 85' Cedar tree He passed the rope thru a piece of thick rubber hose around the tree trunk, and pulled the a
On 6/16/2018 1:56 PM, Bryan Swadener via TowerTalk wrote: A dozen years ago, I hired a "climbing arborist" to hang a pulley in the top of my 85' Cedar tree He passed the rope thru a piece of thick ru
The tree climbers do the best job, as has been discussed. I have used a tennis ball launcher with good results to put lines over Pine tree limbs. Usually I try for something about 70' to 85' or so. I
Gang, I read the QST article and have listened to all the comments. I have used several methods to put up wire antennas including the commercial sling shot, a bow and arrow, and an airgun. The airgun
Took me 45 minutes with my Phantom 4 and payload dropper to reinstall my doublet after Hermine took it down... ...DOUG KD4MOJ -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _
The best strategy will depend several things: 1) Proficiency with very methods: drone, sling shot, bow and arrow, commercial alternatives, etc. 2) Importance of permanency of installation a few days-
Lots of great advice in this post, and also the one from N5WA. An important shortcoming of the substituting carabiner for the pulley is that as the trees sway in the wind, there will be much greater
I always used a 5 gallon bucket with a hole or split in the bottom... Then filled it with rocks... Which I had plenty of! Thanks 73 Jim W7RY Lots of great advice in this post, and also the one from N
Variations on a theme, I know, but if you want to avoid having to re-shoot a line into a tree OR hiring a tree climber pretty much ever again... at least minimize the chances, you might want to consi
Once upon a time in Keizer, Oregon I tried using a sling shot. Don't remember how many times I shot that d**m thing but either I almost took my eye out or the neighbors window. Never got higher than