[Elecraft] Line into trees

[brianboschma]

Absolutely.   I have used bows/arrows, slings, etc, but a 9 ft fishing 
pole, 10lb test,  and a golf ball with a screw eye attached had allowed 
me to place lines  up to 60 feet routinely on backpacking QRP trips. 
Plus the pole later froms part of a delta loop.

bb n6iz

Sandy W5TVW wrote:

>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
>| -- 
>| Trevor Day
>| SIP: 84411998 at voiptalk.org
>|
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