[TowerTalk] Antennas in trees

[Edward McCann]

How about some comments on performance of vertical antennas over the limb near the tree trunk?

Anyone?

AG6CX



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> On Aug 2, 2015, at 6:22 AM, <kb2m at arrl.net> <kb2m at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> I used to use a slingshot to shoot a sinker on a piece of fishing line,
> over the limb. But now I just cast the sinker over the limb of interest with
> a short fishing pole. The sinker will return to ground much better then the
> arrow. I guess what method you use depends on how accurate you can cast :-)
> 
> 73 Jeff kb2m
> 
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] Antennas in trees
> 
> Anyone have any advice for getting the fishing line to come back to ground
> zero?
> 
> I have no problem getting the line over a nice, tall branch but the arrow
> and tennis ball get caught up on the way back down. If I'm lucky, I can snap
> the line and retrieve the arrow, but that's only happened once. 
> 
> I don't exactly have a bucket truck guy to call where I am (cottage). And
> I'm running out of cheap arrows. 
> 
> Kelly
> ve4xt 
> 
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