Topband: Drones for antenna installation?

[Gary Smith]

Ed,

The reason I now only use the spud is I 
have no single easy tree to get over, it's 
a forest I have to shoot into, and the 
arrow is too light to bring itself down 
through the branches with a fishing line 
attached. 

I first used slingshots & the lead weight 
was hard to find in the woods. Then I 
tried arrows where I was having them hang 
in the branches. The spud weighs about a 
pound and it drops right through the 
branches, never hangs up.

If someone is shooting over a stand-alone 
tree, an arrow or slingshot would likely 
be perfect.

73,
Gary
KA1J


> Interesting discussion on shooting antenna wires in trees.  
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> I have used a bow and arrow for 25 years.  Cheap practice bow (good
> for trees up to 100ft) and practice arrows with an open tip.  I fill
> the tip with a few nuts (ie nuts and bolts nuts) and tape the end shut
> which gives just a bit of weight to the arrow - nose down.  This
> hampers the distance capability a bit but still allows clearing of a
> 100 ft tree.  And then the arrow drops like a stone through the tree
> branches.  I have not lost an arrow in many many years.
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> I have developed pretty darned good accuracy over the years.  So while
> drone is cool, the need is not there, and the loss of an occasional $2
> arrow is a non-issue compared to a $200 - $750 drone.
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> I am always surprised that people don't use the bow and arrow more. 
> Spud guns and slingshots seem to be more popular.
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> 
> 
> Ed  N1UR
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