[Elecraft] Portable Wire Antenna Weight

[Rich NU6T]

I use a similar system (10 ft rod, 20# test line) with a tennis ball 
filled with 23 US pennies.  The tennis ball works great, and does not 
annoy neighbors when used at home.  I use a snap swivel on the end of 
the line.  I cut a slice in the tennis ball to insert the pennies.  A 
sail needle was used to sew up the slice and to create a loop.  The snap 
swivel clips to the loop to toss the ball.  When the ball reaches 
ground, I change the ball for a light line, and pull it through the 
tree.  I then use the light line to pull the antenna, or pull a heavier 
rope if needed.  My trees top out at about 70 feet.

Rich
NU6T

On 6/19/2011 12:08 AM, Ken Chandler wrote:
> I use a 12ft beach caster fishing rod, 40lb line, 6oz surf lead weight.
> I can shoot a line up over a 60 / 80 / 100ft tree with ease.
> Splice some 2/3mm rope on the weight end( after removing it) with the fishing line, i use white tape, reel in.
> Works every time.
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> Ken..G0ORH
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> On 18 Jun 2011, at 21:01, stan levandowski<sjl219 at optonline.net>  wrote:
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>>    ....and that's why I used 8 lb. test fishing line instead of 300 lb
>> test nylon......
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>> ;-)  Stan WB2LQF
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>> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Jack Chomley wrote:
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>>> On 19/06/2011, at 5:11, "Tom Boucher"<tom at telemetry.demon.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> A warning.........be careful using a golf ball to put your antenna
>>>> over a tree. I did the same thing about 15 years ago, except I
>>>> drilled the golf ball and tied braided nylon cord through it.
>>>> Inevitably the ball got stuck in the 'V' of a branch so I heaved on
>>>> it, winding the cord round a piece of wood to give me more grip on
>>>> it.
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