I use a similar system (10 ft rod, 20# test line) with a tennis ball filled with 23 US pennies. The tennis ball works great, and does not annoy neighbors when used at home. I use a snap swivel on the end of the line. I cut a slice in the tennis ball to insert the pennies. A sail needle was used to sew up the slice and to create a loop. The snap swivel clips to the loop to toss the ball. When the ball reaches ground, I change the ball for a light line, and pull it through the tree. I then use the light line to pull the antenna, or pull a heavier rope if needed. My trees top out at about 70 feet.
Rich NU6T On 6/19/2011 12:08 AM, Ken Chandler wrote: > I use a 12ft beach caster fishing rod, 40lb line, 6oz surf lead weight. > I can shoot a line up over a 60 / 80 / 100ft tree with ease. > Splice some 2/3mm rope on the weight end( after removing it) with the fishing > line, i use white tape, reel in. > Works every time. > > Ken..G0ORH > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On 18 Jun 2011, at 21:01, stan levandowski<[email protected]> wrote: > >> ....and that's why I used 8 lb. test fishing line instead of 300 lb >> test nylon...... >> >> ;-) Stan WB2LQF >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Jack Chomley wrote: >> >>> On 19/06/2011, at 5:11, "Tom Boucher"<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> A warning.........be careful using a golf ball to put your antenna >>>> over a tree. I did the same thing about 15 years ago, except I >>>> drilled the golf ball and tied braided nylon cord through it. >>>> Inevitably the ball got stuck in the 'V' of a branch so I heaved on >>>> it, winding the cord round a piece of wood to give me more grip on >>>> it. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
