[Elecraft] Line into trees

[Sandy W5TVW]

I've had my best results with a 1 oz teardrop weight {painted dayglo orange!}
and a common spinning rod with 6lb monofilament line!  Usually I can
cast it over the limb of my choice in 2-3 tries.  Regularly get it over 50' plus
trees this way.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Day" <Trev at secornwall.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Line into trees


| In message <20040910114548.39989.qmail at web40808.mail.yahoo.com>, J F
| <phriendly1 at yahoo.com> writes
|
| snip
| >Somewhere I've seen a design for a compressed air
| >tennis ball line throwing "gun", which looks like it
| >could be fun.
| >
| >cheers,
| >Julius
| >n2wn
| >
| Although I haven't tried it, one of the larger variety of 'spud guns'
| may be useful for this.  I have one which fires a spud section around
| 200 yards when powered by 'high octane' hair spray :-)
|
| The problem would appear to be how to attach the line to the spud.
| Perhaps a light basket shaped mesh material loosely arranged over the
| muzzle of the gun with a light line attached.
|
| I have just done a swift 'google' , and plans for the combustion and
| compressed air versions can be found here http://tinyurl.com/44rwh  and
| at several other sites.
|
| Trev G3ZYY
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