[Elecraft] Using a quadcopter to hang an antenna

[Jim - N4ST]

Oh, it can descend with the line attached, just not gracefully.
Reminds me of when a Marine Corps Major asked if he could test fire a
Stinger missile over the Potomac River, to which my boss replied.
Maybe....once.

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73,
Jim - N4ST

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Harper
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 17:06
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] Using a quadcopter to hang an antenna

A few weeks ago several folks here were discussing the hanging of an antenna
line with a quadcopter and were wondering what's available to allow a quad
to drop a line over a tall tree or other structure.

https://ae5x.blogspot.com/2017/10/using-quadcopter-to-hang-antenna-line.html

I just finished putting my 80m dipole up at the 90-foot level and took a few
photos of what I use to do it. The key to the whole thing is the payload
release device since a quad cannot descend with the line still attached.

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John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com