Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
As you have I have tried many different ways of getting a line into a tree during the past 50 years, well 60 :-) The problems that I have always found with shooting, casting or throwing a thin line with a weight or ball at its end is that too often the end wraps itself around a branch or gets stuck in a piece of broken bark, and secondly to place a line exactly where I want it in a 100ft tree is almost impossible due to human error, or breeze causing the line to drift. Shooting tennis balls is a good idea, but when I tried this method too often a ball would bounce off a branch or become stuck. It would seem that I need more practice in shooting tennis ball! A local problem is that there are several Buzzards living in the trees who have an unhealthy interest in flying objects! 73, Geoff GM4ESD - Original Message - From: Benny Aumala [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:14 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees Best and easiest way to shoot antenna is here: http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.htm I tried almost all imaginable systems during 50 years. And tennis ball does not harm anything when coming down. This can be ordered as a kit, too. Smile! Benny OH9NB ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
Perhaps you could practice your tennis ball shooting skills and deter these buzzards in your area at the same time... two birds with one tennis ball? ~Brett (KC7OTG) On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 09:24 +0100, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy wrote: As you have I have tried many different ways of getting a line into a tree during the past 50 years, well 60 :-) The problems that I have always found with shooting, casting or throwing a thin line with a weight or ball at its end is that too often the end wraps itself around a branch or gets stuck in a piece of broken bark, and secondly to place a line exactly where I want it in a 100ft tree is almost impossible due to human error, or breeze causing the line to drift. Shooting tennis balls is a good idea, but when I tried this method too often a ball would bounce off a branch or become stuck. It would seem that I need more practice in shooting tennis ball! A local problem is that there are several Buzzards living in the trees who have an unhealthy interest in flying objects! 73, Geoff GM4ESD - Original Message - From: Benny Aumala [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:14 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees Best and easiest way to shoot antenna is here: http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.htm I tried almost all imaginable systems during 50 years. And tennis ball does not harm anything when coming down. This can be ordered as a kit, too. Smile! Benny OH9NB ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
Oh it is here too... My comment was mostly tongue in cheek... But it would be fun practice. ;) On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 11:27 +0200, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: Interfering with Buzzards is a serious crime in the UK, resulting in prison / hefty fines. Simon Brown, HB9DRV -- From: Brett Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perhaps you could practice your tennis ball shooting skills and deter these buzzards in your area at the same time... two birds with one tennis ball? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
Good 'law', fine birds. Anyway a Buzzard could demolish a flying tennis ball :-) 73, Geoff GM4ESD From: Brett Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh it is here too... My comment was mostly tongue in cheek... But it would be fun practice. ;) On Sun, 2008-07-27 at 11:27 +0200, Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: Interfering with Buzzards is a serious crime in the UK, resulting in prison / hefty fines. Simon Brown, HB9DRV -- From: Brett Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perhaps you could practice your tennis ball shooting skills and deter these buzzards in your area at the same time... two birds with one tennis ball? ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote: Interfering with Buzzards is a serious crime in the UK, resulting in prison / hefty fines. A completely different bird from the American buzzard, by the way. -- 73 from Ian GM3SEK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
Luckily, they think the brains in a Hang-glider are in the beak, not dangling 5 feet below! Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456 snip Good 'law', fine birds. Anyway a Buzzard could demolish a flying tennis ball :-) 73, Geoff /snip ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
I use an EZ-Hang and it works great, although if I had known about the tennis ball launcher first I might have chosen it instead. OTOH, in dense foliage I suspect the fishing weights penetrate much better than a larger tennis ball. I'm in forest land where the tree branches generally form a solid canopy. I do not try to pull the weights through the tree. Once over, I take the weights off and attach a line to the end in their place, then pull the fishing line with the line attached back through the tree. The attachment is carefully taped and covered to provide a smooth junction to avoid catching in branches. The line will naturally migrate toward a crotch in the branches as it is pulled, so anything that can get stuck usually will get stuck! Sometimes I use a heavy twine or cord first, then use it to pull a halyard through the tree. Ron AC7AC -Original Message- HAHA oh thats JUST what I need!!! ;) I've already got a few fishing weights up in the tree in the back yard... Its a big cedar and getting through it is a bear. So as you get part way through and are realing back those things tend to wind themselves around a branch and not want to let go. If I was using one of these I'd have brightly colored tennis balls up there. It'be christmas year round! Do gotta admit this would be one FUN toy for FD! ~Brett (KC7OTG) ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
[Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
Best and easiest way to shoot antenna is here: http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.htm I tried almost all imaginable systems during 50 years. And tennis ball does not harm anything when coming down. This can be ordered as a kit, too. Smile! Benny OH9NB ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Elecraft Antennas in trees
HAHA oh thats JUST what I need!!! ;) I've already got a few fishing weights up in the tree in the back yard... Its a big cedar and getting through it is a bear. So as you get part way through and are realing back those things tend to wind themselves around a branch and not want to let go. If I was using one of these I'd have brightly colored tennis balls up there. It'be christmas year round! Do gotta admit this would be one FUN toy for FD! ~Brett (KC7OTG) On Sat, 2008-07-26 at 23:14 +0300, Benny Aumala wrote: Best and easiest way to shoot antenna is here: http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.htm I tried almost all imaginable systems during 50 years. And tennis ball does not harm anything when coming down. This can be ordered as a kit, too. Smile! Benny OH9NB ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
