+1 on the Ryobi hand held inflator. Much better than carrying a small air tank
or heavy/bulky jump start kit. Makes easy and quick work of pressurizing the
spud gun.
tnx
Mike / W5JR
Alpharetta GA
> On Nov 28, 2018, at 7:00 PM, Grant Saviers <grants2@pacbell.net> wrote:
>
> I'll second the success with the CSV19 tennis ball launcher. You won't need
> the top model for 60' trees but I do recommend the fishing archery spool
> option for paying out the line - very smooth and snag free. The PE braid is
> so light that one problem is how far the wind drift will take it. Shoot with
> the wind if you can. Beats every other method I've seen other than a tree
> climber. If you buy the kit carefully RTFM. The tennis ball is weighted
> with about a dozen pennies so comes down thru firs easily.
>
> Be careful, the weighted ball energy is dangerous. Handle with firearm rules.
> Also the recoil requires aiming & flinch control like a larger bore handgun.
>
> A really nifty accessory is the Ryobi 18v battery powered hand held inflater,
> especially if you have Ryobi tools. It makes quick work of pressurizing in
> the field. $19 last I saw at HD.
>
> Grant KZ1W
>
>> On 11/28/2018 15:34 PM, Wayne Kline wrote:
>> Terry.
>> I never used one of those pneumatic air launchers….. following your link
>> looks like a great option.
>> In the past I have used a bow and arrow wit the bow having a Zebco spin cat
>> real attached. But was limited because I have a 1000 ft road frontage tree
>> line and arrows descending can be a problem.
>> I ran across a wrist rocket which uses a tennis ball … I got a few hand
>> balls seemed to work better falling through the tree branches and have been
>> using it in that configuration for a while.
>> My trees are not in the 100ft range but more in the 50/60 ft
>> YMMV
>> Wayne W3EA
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>> To: topband@contesting.com; terry burge
>> Subject: Topband: tennis ball launcher for antennas
>> Sometime back I bought one of those cheaper launchers that shot a 1-1.5 oz.
>> fishing weight with fishing line attached. It was scary because if that
>> fishing weight hit something other that the ground or the fish line broke
>> you never knew where that thing was going to land.
>> I now have a CSV19 Pneumatic Antenna Launching System like you can see at
>> www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.html<http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/index.html>.
>> I have used it with a lot of success and have seen it send a tennis ball
>> over a 105' fir tree about half again as high. I think with the max 80# of
>> pressure (think that is what the max is labeled) can get a woven fish line
>> over a tree at least 160' tall. 100+ feet for sure. The big thing is to have
>> a lot of fish line on the fishing real and don't forget to open the bail. If
>> you start breaking lines and try splicing them together that can be a
>> problem catching on the reel spool. The new woven fish lines are even
>> smaller and I think lighter than monofilament. Can't remember how many times
>> I've had to search for the tennis ball because the 30-40# fishing line
>> broke. Even have one on my third guy line up on my tower.
>> Wind can sometimes be a problem of course. Was really a problem with the
>> first launcher using that in Keizer (in town). Hitting right above the top
>> of a tall fir tree as a target you would be surprised just how far off one
>> can go.
>> Terry
>> KI7M
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