My problem when I miss is getting the weight to go back up without tangling or coming right back at me. I made a Pipe cannon using bicycle pump compressed air with a sprinkler valve opening with two 9v batts. The same issue watch out for the weight. I use a pair of caps on smaller pipe, but that can still be an issue. Now to find a use quad copter.
73, Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Chandler Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:13 AM To: John Harper <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Using a quadcopter to hang an antenna Interesting. I have a 5 servo 8ft Helicopter, been flying them for years, but I've always used an old 12ft fishing beach caster with 30lb line and 5oz fishing weight.. I can zip it over a 100ft tree, tie on a light line, reel the fishing line back in then you can haul up the dipole end. Takes a few minutes to set a full 160m dipole between 2 suitable trees for Field day. Look out for one at your next boot / flea market sale!! Ken.. G0ORH Sent from my iPad > On 24 Oct 2017, at 22:06, John Harper <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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-lin > e.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] ______________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
