[Elecraft] Elecraft- Antennas and trees

[Alan WB6ZQZ]

We use slingshots and archery in the forest (but they are generally illegal 
inside city limits or in residential areas), or Pneumatic Tennis Ball 
Launchers (legal in most areas). The pneumatics are safer than either 
arrows or lead sinkers, and capable of getting to 200 feet or more in 
height if needed.

More info at http://www.qsl.net/wb6zqz/antlaunching.html

-- Alan

At 07:50 AM 9/9/2004, Hisashi wrote:
>On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 Martin.Evans at simoncarves.com wrote:
>
>>Geoff, how did you get a fixing on the tree at 80 feet! I have a poplar
>>tree here at about 60 feet high but only got a fixing at 30 feet. I lost my
>>bottle to climb any higher hi.
>
>A slingshot, several sizes of fishing line (start with the small stuff),
>and a lead fishing weight. We've gotten it up ~100 feet. You tie the
>small fishing line to the weight, shoot it up, then bigger line and pull
>the smaller line up, and then tie rope to the bigger line.
>
>Of course, I don't know if slingshots are illegal where you are. Here,
>they sell them to kids.
>
>--
>Hisashi T Fujinaka - htodd at twofifty.com
>BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte