We Silicon Valley types don't use things as inelegant as potatoes or other vegetables. Rather, we use the pneumatic tennis ball launcher developed and sold either assembled or as a kit by this ham.
http://www.antennalaunchers.com/antlaunching.html When I moved to a redwood forest in CA six years ago, I brought with me one of the Big Shot super-slingshots from Sherill Tree Service that had worked so well for our club with trees around Chicago. Alas, it was not nearly enough to get near the tops of these big redwoods, typically 130-170 ft tall. A fellow NCCC member, Ira, K2RD, brought his tennis ball launcher over and cleared the top of the tallest tree on my property by at least ten feet on his first shot. 73, Jim K9YC On 10/9/2011 5:48 AM, John Ragle wrote: > Google "spud launcher" or "spudgun." > > John Ragle -- W1ZI > > ===== > > On 10/9/2011 8:31 AM, gold...@charter.net wrote: >> What was the tennis ball launcher used. I think you gents called it an >> antenna bazooka or similar. I need to make one of those for putting up >> my loop. >> >> Where can I find directions. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> ~73 >> Don >> KD8NNU >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Rem O. wrote: >> >>> Here is a video I made last weekend when camping up in the rare Colusa >>> County to participate in the California QSO Party. The K3 was at five >>> watts >>> and the antenna was a Carolina Windom about 50 feet up. It was a good >>> time >>> and the K3 performed great. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkv_c3riqk&feature=colike >>> >>> >>> Rem >>> K6BBQ >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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
