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
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I spoilt myself a couple of years ago and bought the combined fishing reel
and slingshot from the US. I got it over the top of a 50 foot fir tree in
the front garden, exactly where I wanted it first attempt. I could hardly
believe it!
It hasn't been used since unfortunately!
73 Stephen G4SJP
FWIW my favourite method to place a line in a tree makes use of a strong but
light fibreglass pole almost 10m in length, through which runs a drop line.
It does takes longer to place a line than when using a missile system, about
an hour to place a line at 100ft in a tall pine exactly where one
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
I use a arborists throwing bag and slickline. All fits in a small bag a bit
larger than a softball. With a little (very little) practice I can easily
put a line up 50ft or more. The slickline is fine to haul up a temporary
antenna as well like an end fed so no additional messenger line required.
I use various methods to get a sinker over a tree limb, and have been
successful at heights over 100 feet -- but rarely on the first try!
I have found that trying to pull the weight back directly, invariable
results in a pair of unintended half hitches around a limb high up in the
tree.
No
-Kennedy
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 8:58 AM
To: Elecraft Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Portable Wire Antenna Weight
FWIW my favourite method to place a line in a tree makes use of a strong but
light fibreglass pole almost 10m in length, through which runs a drop line.
It does takes longer
Geoff
Can you explain how this system works in a bit more detail? I have some
very high trees to use but because of clutter and the shapes of the
trees I have never had much luck getting a line over the higher branches
I do have a 10m pole and would be more than willing to invest an hour or
two
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
Yeah, but then you need a freezer bag, not a sandwich bag ;-).
Andit really looks weird in your pocket, too
Stan WB2LQF
On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 10:59 AM, georgek...@aol.com wrote:
I do the same thing, except I put a screw into a baseball. Nothing
throws better than a baseball!
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
On 19/06/2011, at 5:11, Tom Boucher t...@telemetry.demon.co.uk 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
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 t...@telemetry.demon.co.uk
wrote:
A warning.be careful using a golf ball to put your
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
Subject: [Elecraft] Portable Wire Antenna Weight
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
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73,
Terry, W0FM
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From: stan levandowski [mailto:sjl...@optonline.net]
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 10:17 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Portable Wire Antenna Weight
Here's something I 'invented' yesterday. I'd like to think it's
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