I spoilt myself a couple of years ago and bought the combined fishing reel and slingshot from the US. I got it over the top of a 50 foot fir tree in the front garden, exactly where I wanted it first attempt. I could hardly believe it!
It hasn't been used since unfortunately! 73 Stephen G4SJP On 19 June 2011 08:08, Ken Chandler <g0...@sky.com> 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. > > Ken..G0ORH > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > On 18 Jun 2011, at 21:01, stan levandowski <sjl...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > ....and that's why I used 8 lb. test fishing line instead of 300 lb > > test nylon...... > > > > ;-) Stan WB2LQF > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Jack Chomley wrote: > > > >> On 19/06/2011, at 5:11, "Tom Boucher" <t...@telemetry.demon.co.uk> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> 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. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
