[Yaesu] SHOOTING ANTENNAE

[Clark Savage Turner]

A good method for quick, simple antenna erection.  I use a piece of=20
ribbon, yellow or pink, tied at the swivel with the weight, in order to=20=

"spot" the weight on the other side of the tree.  I find that 1 oz. is=20=

minimum to bring the weight down, and even at 1 oz, I sometimes lose=20
them in the trees.  I don't want to go heavier for safety reasons, but=20=

if I was in the clear, I might go to 2 oz. and a heavier monofilament=20
(usually about 10 lb. test).

I have used teflon wire with good success for the antenna itself, nice=20=

and slick and slips through the trees easily.  However, I also use=20
whatever wire is around since it is most always a throw away antenna=20
built for 10 uses before it is mangled and I need to cut some other wire=20=

for the next one.

I have also had success casting over an entire (full) tree and pulling a=20=

wire around its circumference to make a vertical loop that I feed at the=20=

bottom.  I have to use thinner monofilament line in order to have enough=20=

on my small spin cast reel :-) .  =0E  Works quite well.

Clark
WA3JPG


On Tuesday, August 12, 2003, at 11:14 AM, <pegasus@mho.net> wrote:

> Tony wrote:
>> I have been casting antennae into trees for years.  I tie a modest
>> sized sinker to the line fish line.  I don't know the exact weight.  =
I
>> suppose it is in the 1/2 to 1 ounce size.  After finally getting an
>> acceptable cast, I lower the sinker to the ground and remove the =
sinker
>> from the line. I tie a ball of mason's twine to the fish line.  I =
reel
>> in the fish line until I have the mason's twine at the reel.  I untie
>> it, attach my antenna wire to the mason's twine, and pull it back up
>> into the tree.
>
>    I've been doing the exact same thing for years... works=20
> wonderfully.  I
> use one or two ounces of weight depending on the size of fishing line
> I'm using.  If there is a problem with this method it's that I can
> usually easily cast the line MUCH farther than I intend.  It's a great
> way to accurately get very high in the trees without climbing.  It
> beats the "EzHang" all to pieces.