[Elecraft] A big brown truck showed up with a little box...

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,2/9/2015 12:07 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
> To get a wire over the tallest tree on the first attempt and that
> includes a Redwood, look at what I do at the bottom of my QRZ page. I
> got the idea from a QST article a few years ago and then built on the
> idea.

http://www.antennalaunchers.com/antlaunching.html

When I first moved to CA in 2006, K2RD brought one of these over to rig 
my 80M dipole. His first shot cleared the tallest redwood on my property 
by at least 25 ft. That tree is about 180 ft tall.

Here's another useful launcher for lower heights -- up to about 100 ft. 
Buy it with the Zebco reel and attachment, and 10-12 oz throw weights.  
You could use your own weights (fishing sinkers, for example), but these 
throw weights are brightly colored cordura bags that make it much easier 
to find on the ground after you've thrown them. My Chicago club owns one 
that we used on Field Day and that was loaned to members to rig their 
antennas.

  http://www.sherrilltree.com/Big-Shot-Standard-Kit#.VNkWwCvF_wk

73, Jim K9YC