[Elecraft] Drone antenna launch Field portable! Changed topic.

[Michael Walker]

I've been doing this for 5 or 6 about  years now.  Even QST published the
picture of me doing it.  We also used it for Field day.

It is a great idea.  The release is just a $3 servo that pulls a pin to
drop the weight.  You just need to be high enough to have enough inertia to
pull the drop line through the tree leaves.

For quick and dirty QRP work, I still use a water bottle on a string.

Mike va3mw

On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 8:20 PM, Bill Johnson <k9yeq at live.com> wrote:

> Brilliant Idea.  What drone does he use as I would do the same in the
> future.  How does the release work.  I would use with my KX2 while
> portable, out of the car.
>
> 73,
> Bill
> K9YEQ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Sublette [mailto:k4to at arrl.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 6:59 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Cc: Bill Johnson <k9yeq at live.com>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX2 owner discovers Heaven/P
>
> My son, K4TOO uses his drone to place a messenger line where he wants it
> to pull antennas up through trees.  He has a remote release that makes it a
> very accurate operation.  He used it on Field Day this year and also to
> string hidden antennas up at his home QTH.
>
> Dave, K4TO
> > On Aug 30, 2017, at 7:18 PM, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> wrote:
> >
> > Maybe Mike could have used the drone to hold up a wire antenna, too?
> >
> > Wayne
> >
>
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