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 <k9...@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:k...@arrl.net] > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2017 6:59 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > Cc: Bill Johnson <k9...@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 <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > > > Maybe Mike could have used the drone to hold up a wire antenna, too? > > > > Wayne > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to va...@portcredit.net > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
