My experience with sling shots has been dismal and dangerous. I've had the lead
weights come back at me or go off in other directions. And anyone who can put a
line over a hundred foot tree I'll take my hat off too. About 40 foot was my
height as I recall. That was with one of these sling shots that have the fold
over arm rest that are supposedly better than home brew jobs. Also, when the
tubing breaks you can't find the right size and what you do find you can't get
over the ends of the metal frame.
The air launched 2 oz. was better but from a restricted suburban lot can be
dangerous, especially if the fishing line breaks sending the weight who knows
where. My CSV19 I talked about awhile back is quite capable of shooting a line
over a 150- fir tree, I've done it. The big thing is remember to open the bail
on the fishing spool. Another thing maybe is to get good at judging how much
pressure to use. Right now I have a 'lost' tennis ball hanging from my third
set of guy wires on my tower that I think will be there for several years. Snap
that 30# woven line and you don't know if you will ever find your tennis ball
again. Days later, 'oh, there's that tennis ball I shot'. Thought I looked
there before' type of thing. At least I've got a bit more room now in the
country.
www.akbeng.com/products/antenna-launchers/csv19-launcher/
Best I've found. Now, if I could just figure out how to get some tree branches
down that restrict my 4-square 3/16" dacron tie lines. Good luck using one of
the other methods. I once saw my friend Steve, WB7OTR launch a weighted line
over a rafter indoors about 45-50' high which was something I'll never in my
best days be able to do. Did this while setting up a ham station at the Douglas
County fairgrounds in Roseburg for the Umpqua Valley ham club. Funny, they
never invited us back? Steve was in the Coast Guard so maybe he got practice.
'how'd you do that?'
Terry
KI7M
> On December 27, 2018 at 10:58 AM Mike Furrey <mikefurrey@att.net> wrote:
>
>
> Nice and Expensive! I use a $10 wrist rocket, a $5 spin-casting rod~n~reel
> from a yard sale, 3/4 oz fishing weight, ask someone to hold my beer, and
> tell everyone to go hide ...
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 12/27/18, terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Subject: Topband: launching lines over trees
> To: topband@contesting.com, "terry burge" <ki7m@comcast.net>
> Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018, 4:20 AM
>
> Let me see if I can paste a link here. Using
> Windows 10 copy and paste never seems to work right for me.
> Anyway, this place has the most 'serious' line launchers
> I've ever come across.
>
> http://www.sherrilltree.com/climbing-gear/bigshot-launchers
>
>
> Take a look. (my copy and paste
> worked!).
>
>
> Terry
>
> KI7M
>
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