Hi Paul, Happy to! That's my problem too, lots of trees too close together.
This is the drone I ordered: https://www.amazon.com/DROCON-Brushless-minutes-Quadcopter-Distance/dp/B06XTNS8HF/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1508031043&sr=1-4&keywords=mjx+bugs+3+BLUE&linkCode=sl1&tag=dglobe_affordable-20&linkId=76e02ecd1fd450e244867238228bfb10 Prices on drones have really come down. My plan is to tie 3/16" braided nylon cord to the drone; take off vertically from the S side of the tree about 50' away to at least twice the tree's height, move straight N at that height, and then descend straight down *at least* 50' past the tree. (I'm being overcautious.) That line will then be used to pull a 1/4" or 3/8" nylon rope over the tree and make a loop (tie the ends together). At those ends is where the metal pulley will be, attached at that point with about 2 or 3 feet of rope to keep it from touching the tree. The 14 AWG THHN wire for the inverted-L will go through that pulley. *This drone may or may not work. *It doesn't have features like GPS that more expensive drones have. I won't receive it until after the first week in December. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 1:12 PM [private] wrote: > Sir : could you tell me what drone and accessories you 're going to use > for that pulley - in - the - tree job? > > My QTH is almost all trees ... shooting fishing line gets hopelessly > tangled in a number of trees . Sure would like to "drop" a line from a > drone. > > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
