[CQ-Contest] Drones and antennas

[Michael Walker]

I use drones all the time for antenna placement of line for antennas.  As long as it is dead calm, you can drop it just about anywhere you like.  But, like anything, it does take practice.   They are easy enough to fly today (at least the good ones).  It is much much harder to fly with precision. 

You have to make sure of many things as small mistakes will take your drone down and park it in the tree possibly.  :) 

I am speaking as someone who has been flying them since 2005.  (not a typo)

Mike va3mw

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> On May 21, 2023, at 5:27 PM, Barry Jacobson <bdj at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> This is interesting. Can a drone be used to put up or precisely place an
> existing dipole?
> 
> Barry WA2VIU
> 
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>> On Sun, May 21, 2023, 11:13 AM Charles H. Harpole <hs0zcw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm interested in looking uh hams that have flown their drone near their
>> antenna and I can see what footage they took.
>> I would like to see videos of what hams have taken with a drone of their
>> antennas
>> 
>> how much analysis of connections and taping can I do if I use a drone on my
>> antennas
>> 
>> thank you and provide the link to me please...........
>> H0ZCW@ gmail.com
>> 73    Charly
>> 
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>> Charly, HS0ZCW
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