We use slingshots and archery in the forest (but they are generally illegal
inside city limits or in residential areas), or Pneumatic Tennis Ball
Launchers (legal in most areas). The pneumatics are safer than either
arrows or lead sinkers, and capable of getting to 200 feet or more in
height if needed.
More info at http://www.qsl.net/wb6zqz/antlaunching.html
-- Alan
At 07:50 AM 9/9/2004, Hisashi wrote:
On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Geoff, how did you get a fixing on the tree at 80 feet! I have a poplar
tree here at about 60 feet high but only got a fixing at 30 feet. I lost my
bottle to climb any higher hi.
A slingshot, several sizes of fishing line (start with the small stuff),
and a lead fishing weight. We've gotten it up ~100 feet. You tie the
small fishing line to the weight, shoot it up, then bigger line and pull
the smaller line up, and then tie rope to the bigger line.
Of course, I don't know if slingshots are illegal where you are. Here,
they sell them to kids.
--
Hisashi T Fujinaka - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
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