Here's something I 'invented' yesterday. I'd like to think it's an original idea but I cannot imagine it hasn't been done time and again by others. But since I've never seen it written anywhere let me describe it here. It might help someone.
1 golf ball (from your golf bag) 1 small screweye (from your workshop junkbox) 1 small snap swivel (from your tackle box) 1 small length of 8 lb. monofilament (from your reel) Predrill an undersized hole about 1/4" into the golf ball. Screw in the screweye. Tie the monofilament to the sreweye with the standard fisherman's knot. Tie the other end of this six to eight inch monofilament to the snap swivel and then clip the snap swivel to a loop at the end of your wire antenna. You could also solder a ring connector to the end of the antenna wire for the snap swivel. Now throw the golf ball up into the tree. Nine times out of ten you can pull the wire out intact. If it manages to get hung up in a branch "V" one day, the mono will break before you exert enough force to break or damage the wire. The golf ball falls to the ground, the antenna is easily retrieved and all you have to do is replace the short piece of mono and you are back in business. Golf balls are nice and heavy and can travel pretty far on a throw. Stan WB2LQF ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
