Topband: Drones for antenna installation?

[Mike Waters]

I bought two under-$200 drones, and sent back both for a refund. (I have
also used slingshots/fishing reels/lead weight.)

Neither of those worked as well as the  pneumatic launcher that I bought
from the Joplin, Missouri ARC. And it was windy, too! But the calmer the
wind speed,  the better.
http://joplin-arc.org/antenna-launchers/

Both our trial shot and the second shot pulled the included weight and
fishing line right over the tree, exactly where we needed it! :-)

Flying a drone takes many hours of practice. And how will you get the drone
if it gets stuck way up in the tree?! :-)

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019, 2:16 PM Dwight Jones <DwightJones at outlook.com> wrote:

> I have been thinking about purchasing a drone. It just occurred to me that
> I might be able to use it to install antenna wires. A row of trees
> separates my lot from my neighbor's. The row is about 150 feet long and 65
> feet high. A similar row runs in front of my house, but that row is closer
> to power lines.
>
> Should I use the drone to drop a wire directly on the trees? Or should I
> drop a fishing line and try to pull a wire through all those trees? A third
> option is to use a Cushcraft MA160V.
>
>