I use a fishing arrow.
1. Has a nice pre-drilled hole for connecting the fishing line.
2. I buy the heaviest fishing arrow (without any tips) and then use a screw on
BNC connector as my weighted tip.
No danger of embedding into a tree and provides decent weight to pull the arrow
back to the ground.
I use a compound bow (The smallest and cheapist that I could find).
My only problem is that my arms are not as long as I would like! For 160M work
I have to get someone with
longer/stronger arms!
I use an inexpensive heavier duty deep sea fishing pole which I hold in a
bucket next to me so that the line will feed
out in the general direction. If two people then I usually hold the rod
directly.
73
-- Bruce
On 5 Sep 2006 at 6:40, Jim Jarvis wrote:
>
> w2wg, speaking about EZhang slingshot launches:
>
> At 90' and above you are in the territory where you can't
> get the altitude with a heavier weight and the weight may not
> want to pull the line back down if it is lighter.
>
> -0-
>
> I've found the same...EZHang was good to 60 or 70', max, and
> might have been tuned with the right weight to squeeze out a
> bit more.
>
> I've since used a 35lb fiberglass recurve bow, with a 'gametracker'
> attached. The 15lb test gametracker string is strong enough
> to pull up my 1/8", 770 lb tensile strength, olive drab dacron
> line, at least to 85-90'. For very high runs, or dense branches,
> I pull monofilament..45 or 50 lb test, as an intermediary.
>
> I've also experimented with arrows. Normal metal shaft arrows
> aren't heavy enough to carry to ground reliably from tall trees,
> without heavy tip weight. I've relied on a fiberglass fishing arrow,
> and even added weight to the head of that...dulling it at the same time.
>
> Putting an arrow over one or more 140' high white pines, at the
> VT qth, was no problem. My 160M dipole had to tie to two trees,
> and go over a third, so it was somewhat more complex to install.
>
> Remember, a bow and arrow is a weapon. Downrange personnel and pets
> need to be cleared before you shoot.
>
> n2ea
> jimjarvis@ieee.org
>
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