Looks neat and like a lot of fun, but around here I could hire more than half a dozen climbs by an insured expert for the >$800 cost of the system. And they install a screw eye in the trunk for a stable and nearly permanent attachment. I have them install a pulley attached to the screw eye so I can drop the antenna or replace the downhaul line as needed over the years.
Even so, a quadcopter to play with... Hmmmm... 73, Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Harper Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 2:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Using a quadcopter to hang an antenna A few weeks ago several folks here were discussing the hanging of an antenna line with a quadcopter and were wondering what's available to allow a quad to drop a line over a tall tree or other structure. https://ae5x.blogspot.com/2017/10/using-quadcopter-to-hang-antenna-line.html I just finished putting my 80m dipole up at the 90-foot level and took a few photos of what I use to do it. The key to the whole thing is the payload release device since a quad cannot descend with the line still attached. -- John AE5X https://ae5x.blogspot.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
