[Elecraft] Elecraft Antennas in trees

[Charles Harpole]

I am not a professional tree climber and do not

even play one on tv, BUT I recommend using a

light rope with a plastic bottle partly filled with water

as the throwing weight.  That way, if the bottle breaks,

u do not have "12 oz" of ball bearings raining down on

ur or ur neighbor's heads.  Also, for the times u miss and the 

water bottle gets hung up in a tree, when it finally comes

loose, all u get is a little wet and a light plastic bottle coming down!

Also, same level of safety when the water bottle comes loose from 

the rope in mid flight.  

A slingshot or bow/arrow look great, but take care of down range hits.  73


Charles Harpole

k4vud at hotmail.com






> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:14:11 +0100
> From: forums at david-woolley.me.uk
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Antennas in trees
>
> Benny Aumala wrote:
>>
>> http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.htm
>
> That URL seems to lead to a cybersquatter (the sort that gives you
> their search engine results).
>
> It might, though, be worth noting that professional tree climbers use
> throw bags and slick line to get a messenger over a tree limb. The
> throw bags are tough bags filled with around 12oz of ball bearings and
> the slick link is typically a 5mm rope made from slippery plastic.
>
>
>
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