I want to thank everyone for their advice, both on and off this reflector! I am sending this drone back for a refund. It is uncontrollable in any direction. I don't know how it got so many good reviews.
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 2:32 PM Mike Waters <mikew...@gmail.com> wrote: > ... > 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 > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector