[TowerTalk] EZ-hang

Tue Dec 13 17:22:29 EST 2005

I'd like to find one for about $60 - the last time I had a guy come over to hoist my rope up in my backyard fir tree, it cost me $175. That was about 7 or 8 years ago. I called around lots of tree places. Now I get quotes of around $250. Tell that $60 guy to come see me!

LJ

-----Original Message-----
From: "Rob Atkinson, K5UJ" <k5uj at hotmail.com>
Sent: Dec 13, 2005 2:17 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] EZ-hang

Sling shots and bow/arrows sound great if you have the room.  Those of us in 
built up areas in towns with small lots face other problems:  lots of houses 
with big windows that seem to have a magnetic attraction for the lead 
weight, lots of cars parked outside asking to be dented or broken, and 
people watching and asking questions.

I've come up with two ways around this:

1.   I use one of the mfj 33 foot fishing poles to poke the weight up in the 
tree and drop it.  Advantages are I have complete control over the weight 
and get the line right the first time, and no worries about the weight 
thunking on a roof, person, car roof or smashing windows.   The big drawback 
of course is that unless you can get up on something, or clamp an extension 
to the pole, you are limited to getting ur wire up about 35 to 40 feet.

2.  the second work around also takes care of the height limit in 1.  I get 
a professional from a local tree service to come over and for sixty bucks 
he'll go up all over a tree with a chain saw and get rid of branches that 
are getting too close to my loop.  this has to be done about every two 
years.   he also puts up wires.   if you have a problem with launching 
anything and have not been up in a tree for 40 years, get out the yellow 
pages and start calling tree services.  For about what you would spend on a 
fancy slingshot gizmo you can stand on the ground while a guy goes up and 
puts ur dipole just where you want it.  Be sure to use a pully and counter 
weight your wire at each end.

73,
rob / k5uj

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