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Re: [CQ-Contest] Drones and antennas

To: Michael Walker <va3mw@portcredit.net>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Drones and antennas
From: "Charles H. Harpole" <hs0zcw@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 09:48:36 +0700
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Awesome, thanks!

On Mon, May 22, 2023 at 6:38 AM Michael Walker <va3mw@portcredit.net> wrote:

> I use drones all the time for antenna placement of line for antennas.  As
> long as it is dead calm, you can drop it just about anywhere you like.
> But, like anything, it does take practice.   They are easy enough to fly
> today (at least the good ones).  It is much much harder to fly with
> precision.
>
> You have to make sure of many things as small mistakes will take your
> drone down and park it in the tree possibly.  :)
>
> I am speaking as someone who has been flying them since 2005.  (not a typo)
>
> Mike va3mw
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On May 21, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Barry Jacobson <bdj@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > This is interesting. Can a drone be used to put up or precisely place an
> > existing dipole?
> >
> > Barry WA2VIU
> >
> > --
> > Barry Jacobson
> > WA2VIU
> > bdj@alum.mit.edu
> > @bdj_phd
> >
> >> On Sun, May 21, 2023, 11:13 AM Charles H. Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm interested in looking uh hams that have flown their drone near their
> >> antenna and I can see what footage they took.
> >> I would like to see videos of what hams have taken with a drone of their
> >> antennas
> >>
> >> how much analysis of connections and taping can I do if I use a drone
> on my
> >> antennas
> >>
> >> thank you and provide the link to me please...........
> >> H0ZCW@ gmail.com
> >> 73    Charly
> >>
> >> --
> >> Charly, HS0ZCW
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Charly, HS0ZCW
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