Topband: Drone and pulley

[MrToby]

I test drove this method with a DJI Phantom and a remote release triggered
by flashing the drone's running lights.  The drone had no problem carrying
1/8" nylon rope 100' into sky and releasing.

Marshall, AA0FO

On Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 2:32 PM Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> Happy to! That's my problem too, lots of trees too close together.
>
> 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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