I’ve always wondered if HAM radio would be an interesting hobby. Well if I got to design as many antenna launching devices as these guys it would be worth it. The pneumatic gun fires a tennis ball that trails a fishing line. Once the line is in the tree it can be used hoist the actual antenna. The site has plans for a large number of devices with different triggering mechanisms and sizes. Some are even small enough to fit in a ten gallon tub.
[thanks wasted_druid]
Nice!
73 DE N2NLQ!
Wow. And that’s the first and only tip I’ve ever submitted. I feel all warm and bubbly inside.
Wow. And that’s the first and only tip I’ve ever submitted. I feel all warm and bubbly inside.
I’ve seen people use those wrist-rocket “slingshots” to launch a leaderwire into the trees, but man… A shoulder-fired tennis ball cannon makes every day a field day. w00t!
i would have used a trebuchet. :)
This is pretty awesome. But now I need a pneumatic antenna launcher PullWireBackOutOfTreeBecauseNeighborsAreMadThatTheirTreeIsRuined…er.
This is nice, anyone have any links to DIY air rifles?
i prefer a potato cannon : ) Much funner and cheaper!
cool, it can reach 200 feet of height
Doesn’t it seem like the first time you hit a squirrel with that thing PETA would be all over you like white on rice?