[TowerTalk] Fwd: the future of antenna and tower inspection

[W8BYA]

That's a great idea but I wonder about all the QRN generated by all those DC motors and digital circuitry.

Gedas, W8BYA
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: w5gn at mxg.com 
  To: 'W0MU Mike Fatchett' ; towertalk at contesting.com 
  Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:55 AM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: the future of antenna and tower inspection


  Can you use one of these things to hold up a 135 foot vertical?
  That also feeds 12 volts to keep it up?

  Barry, W5GN

  -----Original Message-----
  From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett
  Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 9:26 AM
  To: towertalk at contesting.com
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: the future of antenna and tower inspection

  A great use for a drone.

  Mike W0MU

  On 4/15/2013 6:41 AM, Mike & Becca Krzystyniak wrote:
  > My son used his 6 blade to inspect my tower over Easter.  With a HD 
  > camera and stabilization software, you can see quite a lot.  He was 
  > flying it in between the elements on my HF Yagi.
  >
  > Now, to put a wrench and soldering iron on the thing...
  >
  > Mike K9MK
  >
  >
  >
  >   
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
  > David Robbins
  > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 6:49 AM
  > To: towertalk at contesting.com
  > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: the future of antenna and tower 
  > inspection
  >
  > its a Parrot AR-Drone 2.0.  http://ardrone2.parrot.com/usa/ i have 
  > flown it around my living/dining room (has about 12' vaulted ceiling) 
  > a dozen or so times... but that was only my 3rd or 4th attempt outside 
  > as it has been rather windy up here.  it is very easy to fly as it 
  > stabilizes itself with internal gyros, uses a downward looking low-def 
  > camera (that you can also watch remotely) to sense motion over the 
  > ground, and has both ultrasonic and pressure sensors for altitude 
  > control... so take your hands off the controls and it stops where it 
  > is and hovers.  plus there is one-button takeoff and landing, which are usually the hardest things to master.
  >
  >
  > Apr 14, 2013 06:17:14 PM, hanslg at aol.com wrote:
  >
  > Really, really nice. What exactly is it you have there and how long 
  > did you have to train before you could make that perfect flight.
  >
  >
  > Seems good for inspections of your rigs.
  >
  >
  > Hans - N2JFS
  >
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: K1TTT
  > To: antennas ; reflector -tower
  > Sent: Sun, Apr 14, 2013 3:12 pm
  > Subject: [TowerTalk] the future of antenna and tower inspection
  >
  >
  > Well, except for the part where I chase the dog around the yard that is.
  >
  > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIfhRzGo8uI
  >
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  >
  >
  > David Robbins K1TTT
  > e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
  > web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
  > AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://k1ttt.net
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