I have one of those bags and they work very nicely, once you get the hang of the timing. I have yet to get over 30-35' in a vertical toss with accuracy. So far my best bet has been a 7.5' fishing rod with 60 lb test line and some weights, around 3/4 oz. If I miss and the weight comes down where I don't want it, I detach the weight and wind the line back very slowly so as to not entangle the line. At 60 lb test, one doesn't want to create too much whiplash and catch one in the head. Oh, did I mention safety glasses!
72, Bill K9YEQ K2 #35, K2 # 5279, KX1 #35, Mini Modules, etc. ----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Bloom Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 1:29 PM To: David Woolley (E.L) Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Antennas in trees On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 04:14, David Woolley (E.L) wrote: > Benny Aumala wrote: > > > > http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.htm > > That URL seems to lead to a cybersquatter (the sort that gives you > their search engine results). It works if you delete the "/csv19/index.htm" part. > It might, though, be worth noting that professional tree climbers use > throw bags and slick line to get a messenger over a tree limb. The > throw bags are tough bags filled with around 12oz of ball bearings and > the slick link is typically a 5mm rope made from slippery plastic. I was absolutely amazed watching a guy from the local tree service use one of those things. He just grabbed the rope a couple feet from the bag, swung it in a circle a couple times, and effortlessly lofted it precisely over the desired branch about 50 feet in the air. Al N1AL _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
