[AMRadio] "Real" AM'er

[James M. Walker]

Hey Eddy,
Thanks for the advice, I don't fish, but I still have my
Nieces' fishing rod from when she was itty-bitty"
That will do it too I guess. I am sure "Jenna Benna"
won"t mind if I borrow it, again thanks! Note: Brain is fried from moving!
Jim
WB2FCN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddy Swynar" <deswynar at xplornet.ca>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] "Real" AM'er


>
> On 2011-11-29, at 8:45 AM, James M. Walker wrote:
>
>> I am still looking for a sling-shot so I can get my antennas up in the 
>> trees. Got an end fed long wire running east/west but not even 30 feet 
>> off the ground.
>>
>
> Him Jim,
>
> Do you do any fishing...? If not, do you have any friends that do...?
>
> If so, simply tie a weight to the end of your spin-cast reel & rod combo, 
> then fire away at the highest tree limb that you can. That's how I get all 
> of my wire creations aloft, & it works swell...
>
> A coupla tips:
>
> ---If you have a lot of underbrush where the weight may land, you'll have 
> one heckuva time finding the end of it---so use an old buzzer assembly 
> taped to a 9-volt battery as your weight. Works for me: it's the right 
> weight, and it's EASY to find (just follow your ears);
>
> ---If you don't have any underbrush, then simply use a heavy enough weight 
> that'll arc over a limb, then reach the ground;
>
> ---Once the weight & line are across your limb of choice, remove the 
> weight, & tie a roll of el-cheapo polypropylene parcel twine to it...then 
> reel the line back into the reel;
>
> ---Once the you have the polyprop line at the rod end, tie your permanent 
> NYLON rope to it, and haul it over the limb pulling on the other side 
> (i.e. where the polyprop spool is);
>
> ---"Streamline" your knot linking the temporary polyprop rope with the 
> permanent nylon with a few turns of electrical tape---it'll be less prone 
> to snag in the crotches of branches as it passes through your tree top, 
> and finally,
>
> ---Use ONLY nylon rope for your permanent installation: polypropylene 
> turns to dust after a coupla years' exposure to the UV rays of the sun.
>
> There...my $0.02 worth!
>
> Oh yes, one final thing to add here: HAPPY CASTING...!!!
>
> ~73!~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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