Topband: Drone and pulley

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

That "Drone" is a toy.  I think you will need something a bit more robust.

On 12/10/2018 11:49 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
> 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 <mikewate at 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.
>>>
>>>
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