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Re: Topband: Spud Gun

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Subject: Re: Topband: Spud Gun
From: Matt <vk2dag@arrl.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:46:29 +1100
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>In the Oct 09 QST page 20 there is a photo of a club that made them.
>They chose to use an inexpensive PVC "twist" valve to release the
>air, I thought about using one of those and probably should just for
>my own knowledge but I believe what I do should be better.


I just used the "twist" valve.  Cheap and easy.  It outperforms my 
Ezi-Hang by far.  I can get twice the height from the spud gun.  Mine 
is made out of high strength pipe that is not UV stabilized but I 
figured that it wouldn't be spending that much time in the sun 
anyway.  I have 12 volt compressor and a small gel-cell battery and I 
pump it up to 100 psi and pop away it goes.  Best antenna investment 
I have made yet.  And my kids think it's the funniest thing going.

Shooting over 30m+ gum trees is a breeze.  Now all I have to worry 
about is the snakes when I am looking for the weight.



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