Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

launcher. Not cheap but is commercial and well liked. 73, Bill K9YEQ https://wrj-tech.com/ -Original Message- From: Jim Miller Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2019 4:05 PM To: Bill Johnson Cc: Tom Boucher ; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire Always let the weight

Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

To: Bill Johnson Cc: Tom Boucher ; Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire Always let the weight drop and remove it at ground level before retrieving the line. Highly recommend slick line,tennis ball, and pneumatic launcher with 60 lb spiderwire on an open faced spinning

Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire Wayne's problem with a tree eating his wire reminds me of an incident some years ago when I was attempting to get an antenna halyard over a tall oak tree. I used some braided nylon cord with a probable breaking strain of several

Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

: Sunday, May 26, 2019 1:35 PM To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire Wayne's problem with a tree eating his wire reminds me of an incident some years ago when I was attempting to get an antenna halyard over a tall oak tree. I used some braided nylon cord with a probable

Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

I thought the round-headed Charlie Brown had thoroughly researched the "Trees Eating Things" problem ... 73, Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW Sparks NV DM09dn Washoe County On 5/26/2019 12:04 PM, Walter Underwood wrote: I was on a 50 mile Scout trek and two Scouts got a bear-bagging rope with a rock tied

Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

I bought a 12 ounce throw weight for arborists from SherrillTree.com but I didn't get any slick line (what the pros call it.) Beware if you use SherrillTree; once they have your address, you'll never be shut of them. On Sun, May 26, 2019 at 3:04 PM Walter Underwood wrote: > I was on a 50 mile

Re: [Elecraft] Trees eating wire

I was on a 50 mile Scout trek and two Scouts got a bear-bagging rope with a rock tied to it stuck in a tree. They pulled as hard as they could and it shot back and hit one of them in the neck. Luckily, it only hit soft tissue, but he was in shock and couldn’t turn his head for a couple of days.

[Elecraft] Trees eating wire

Wayne's problem with a tree eating his wire reminds me of an incident some years ago when I was attempting to get an antenna halyard over a tall oak tree. I used some braided nylon cord with a probable breaking strain of several hundred pounds, which was attached to a drilled golf ball. My