Actually Gary, if you added the weight to the front of the arrow as I
describe, it drops right through all the branches no problem, but has
accuracy. Trust me, I know. I have missed a shot or 2, cleared many trees,
and it still drops right to the ground. Without the weight, I used to lose
arrows all the time.
73
Ed N1UR
Message: 10
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 18:45:35 -0400
From: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
To: Topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Drones for antenna installation?
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Ed,
The reason I now only use the spud is I
have no single easy tree to get over, it's
a forest I have to shoot into, and the
arrow is too light to bring itself down
through the branches with a fishing line
attached.
I first used slingshots & the lead weight
was hard to find in the woods. Then I
tried arrows where I was having them hang
in the branches. The spud weighs about a
pound and it drops right through the
branches, never hangs up.
If someone is shooting over a stand-alone
tree, an arrow or slingshot would likely
be perfect.
73,
Gary
KA1J
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