Hackaday links to plans to build air-powered antenna launchers. I've seen people use those wrist-rocket "slingshots" to launch a leaderwire into the trees, but man... A shoulder-fired tennis ball cannon makes every day a field day.
----------------------------------------------- http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000123056576/ Pneumatic antenna launcher Posted Aug 30, 2005, 9:30 AM ET by Eliot Phillips related entries: misc hacks I've always wondered if ham radio would be an interesting hobby. Well if I got to design as many antenna launching devices as these guys it would be worth it. The pneumatic gun fires a tennis ball that trails a fishing line. Once the line is in the tree it can be used hoist the actual antenna. The site has plans for a large number of devices with different triggering mechanisms and sizes. Some are even small enough to fit in a ten gallon tub.
