I made my pneumatic launcher, info was in a QST a few years back. I made a larger one than written up in QST, the smaller one worked fine.
You can see it at the bottom of my QRZ page. I shoot 30 pound test with it & it's never broken yet, though I have replaced the line last year, just to be sure all is intact. 73, Gary KA1J > I bought two under-$200 drones, and sent back both for a refund. (I > have also used slingshots/fishing reels/lead weight.) > > Neither of those worked as well as the pneumatic launcher that I > bought from the Joplin, Missouri ARC. And it was windy, too! But the > calmer the wind speed, the better. > http://joplin-arc.org/antenna-launchers/ > > Both our trial shot and the second shot pulled the included weight and > fishing line right over the tree, exactly where we needed it! :-) > > Flying a drone takes many hours of practice. And how will you get the > drone if it gets stuck way up in the tree?! :-) > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > > On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 2:16 PM Dwight Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I have been thinking about purchasing a drone. It just occurred to > > me that I might be able to use it to install antenna wires. A row of > > trees separates my lot from my neighbor's. The row is about 150 feet > > long and 65 feet high. A similar row runs in front of my house, but > > that row is closer to power lines. > > > > Should I use the drone to drop a wire directly on the trees? Or > > should I drop a fishing line and try to pull a wire through all > > those trees? A third option is to use a Cushcraft MA160V. > > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
