[TowerTalk] Antenna launcher found

[Gary J - N5BAA]

I use one of the hand held crossbows (cost about $20 on Ebay) with a longer 
arrow 16 inches (also on ebay) and replace the sharp tip with a blunt rubber 
tip also from Ebay.  Add a fishing swivel where the tip screws into the 
arrow.  Mount a fishing reel underneath.  Easily cleared 70 foot light poles 
last Field Day.  It's small, light weight and inexpensive - maybe $40 total. 
Just remember to release the line on the reel prior to firing.  The crossbow 
does have a safety mechanism.

Gary J
N5BAA

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jeff Draughn
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 10:26 AM
To: Hardy Landskov ; william radice
Cc: towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna launcher found

Same here used it just this weekend, works like a champ!!

Jeff, N0OST


On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 8:54 AM Hardy Landskov <n7rt at cox.net> wrote:

> Hi William,
>
> I am with you. The air boss is very good and more accurate than the tennis
>
> ball kind. (More mass, less drag.) But if you accidently got hit by one at
>
> close range you would be in a world of hurt medically.
>
> Now I need to find bottles of compressed air. The bicycle pump is ok but
> can
>
> be tiring.
>
> Another hint: Paint your weights with fluorescent paint. Makes them easier
>
> to find.
>
> Hardy N7RT/4
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
>
> william radice
>
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 9:09 AM
>
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
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> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna launcher found
>
>
>
> :::: How is it that all of you seem to be unaware of the fabulous antenna
>
> launcher called the Air Boss?? No one seems to have mentioned it
>
>
>
> http://www.kr4loairboss.com/
>
>
>
> I've had this thing for several years and I can out up a wire anywhere,
>
> anytime, in a few minutes. Why would you need anything else?
>
>
>
> BILL
>
>
>
> On 2/20/2017 8:08 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
>
> Be careful, be very careful. There is a reason PVC pipe is not allowed for
>
> distributing shop air.  People do it out of ignorance or because money
> means
>
> more than safety to them. Google to see some pix of what shrapnel damage
>
> from exploding PVC pipe can do. Because people aren't killed first time
>
> every time they pressure up PVC pipe doesn't mean it isn't dangerous.
>
>
>
> I bought a tennis ball launcher as a birthday gift for a friend. If I
> recall
>
> correctly it is called a K-9 Kannon.  It is made of plastic and uses large
>
> rubber bands for launching the ball, ostensibly for a dog to retrieve,
> hence
>
> the name. There are several models ranging in cost from about $7.50 to 
> $20.
>
>
>
> Patrick        NJ5G
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>
>
>
>
> On 2/19/2017 10:42 PM, Mickey Baker wrote:
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> Being the cheap ham that I am, I built one from the plans on that site, 
> but
>
> a but a bit more robust.
>
>
>
> I can launch a standard new tennis ball 250 meters at a ground level 
> target
>
> and much taller than anything around here. I have ropes in 70 foot pine
>
> trees supporting wire antennas.
>
>
>
> I hate the fishing reel that I'm using, so I should probably upgrade the
>
> reel.
>
>
>
> There's some margin for safety built in, but I wouldn't inflate more than
>
> the recommended pressure with a PVC pressure vessel. A failure could be
>
> dangerous.
>
>
>
> Be safe, a tennis ball could hurt someone!
>
>
>
> 73,
>
>
>
> Mickey N4MB
>
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