On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 22:28:08 -0400, Williams wrote:

If I'd had a nickel for everything I invented, but never followed up on,
I'd be able to afford a new 1S4 for my QRP rig.

Over the years, there have been many variations on this theme and all
probably worked about the same. The good folks at EZ-Hang, took the
time to package the whole shooting match for those of us who were unable
to take the time to chase down the parts. I've had a "commercial" model
for a couple years and it works great! I chat with Mr. EZ-Hang from
time to time at HamFests, and usually end up getting a couple free
weights.
Then there is the shot that puts the sinker/weight/projectile over a
limb and hits the next, leaving the weight caught 40 feet off the
ground.

I did that with a "rope saw" this past week end. Tried everything to
get the weight down. I finally gave up, pulled as much nylon rope as
I could reach and then cut it....Naturally the rope recoiled and the
darn weight dropped about 3 or 4 feet. Later in the day the wind
brought it down.

By then I'd put up a 30 foot extension ladder and crawled up and cut
the limb off. That was 4 days ago and I'm still sore.

Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
www.rogerhalstead.com
N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2)

One variation I saw was very memorable. One of the fellows brought a
hunting crossbow to field day back in the 60's. The line took off into the
blue yonder over a stand of 70-80 foot trees pulling some 200 yards of line
off the reel. Never found any of the sinkers or lines he lost.


"Williams" wrote in message
...
If I'd had a nickel for everything I invented, but never followed up on,
I'd be able to afford a new 1S4 for my QRP rig.

Over the years, there have been many variations on this theme and all
probably worked about the same. ...................

By the way, when the salesman tells you these thing work really, really
well from a "projectile" perspective and recommends that you practice a
few times in the wide open spaces until you figure out what the "lob"
is, take them at their word. ...........................
73, Dave

Dave Williams - K7HMP/4
Stafford, Virginia

Martin wrote:

"Walter" wrote in message
om...
Here is an article on how to cheaply and easily run a wire antenna
using a slingshot, and a fishing pole.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SkyWires/message/37

Amazing! Amazing, that is, that there has actually been a recent patent
issued
on the slingshot-spinning reel combination: U.S. 6,286,495; filed on
8/2/02!

I used this idea as far back as 1966, copied from other hams who used it
before I did. And in 1990 I built one identical to the one they're
selling.
See the ad for EZ Hang on the www.qrz.com site.

Marty K1FHR

One variation I saw was very memorable. One of the fellows brought a
hunting crossbow to field day back in the 60's. The line took off into the
blue yonder over a stand of 70-80 foot trees pulling some 200 yards of line
off the reel. Never found any of the sinkers or lines he lost.

Ummm. The fact that the bolt was labeled "SNARK" might have given some
warning of this, I suppose...

--
Dave Platt AE6EO
Hosting the Jade Warrior home page: http://www.radagast.org/jade-warrior
I do _not_ wish to receive unsolicited commercial email, and I will
boycott any company which has the gall to send me such ads!

Using flourescent Game Tracker line from the sporting goods stores makes sure
you can't miss where it is at...

Hey Dave,

I have been using a good wrist rocket type slingshot and a closed faced
fishing reel taped onto it for
over15 years now. I use 1 or 2 ounce sand sinkers painted yellow and 10 lb
yellow monofilament by
Stren for the first shots then pull up nylon twine and if need be real some
heavy line.

The home QTH has full sized dipoles for 160, 80 and 30 meters up over 100'
on the ends and
a four square for 40 at 90' in the center hanging in the pines using 1/2"
nylon rope, 4" pulleys and 30 lb
cement blocks at each end to keep things good and tight in the snow, ice and
big winds here.

Yearly at FD I shoot over the tops of several Ponderosa Pines that exceed
120'. No problem
unless it is windy. Those 2 ounce sinkers take that mono up and over really
good.

You really need a 1S4?

73: K6ME

The slingshot idea is great but I can't see paying anyone $100 for something
that you can put together locally for an awfull lot less. I bought a cheap "
wrist rocket " slingshot online along with a Zebco real and sinkers from K-Mart
for way under a hundred bucks and it works just fine. No real chasing down
anything. I used the money I saved for more radio stuff.

Emory, KD2DN

EBrown2841 wrote:
I bought a cheap " wrist rocket " slingshot ...

Buy? We used to make them out of old inner tubes and tree limbs
at zero cost.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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Cecil Moore wrote:

EBrown2841 wrote:
I bought a cheap " wrist rocket " slingshot ...

Buy? We used to make them out of old inner tubes and tree limbs
at zero cost.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

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Cecil,
Did you use the old red rubber tubes? They stretched more than the
modern rubber tubes.

Charles, ka8jvx

Charles Hampton KA8JVX wrote:
Did you use the old red rubber tubes? They stretched more than the
modern rubber tubes.

Yep, that's what I used during WWII and after. When I was a
teenager, I learned about surgical tubing and 3/4" plywood.
I finally sprung for a $2 Whammo sling shot but someone stole it.
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP

I don't know what they used in the US but when I was a kid in Ethiopia, the
red rubber tubes were the prefered ones. Pirrelli, as I remember.



"Charles Hampton KA8JVX" wrote in message
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Cecil,
Did you use the old red rubber tubes? They stretched more than the
modern rubber tubes.

Charles, ka8jvx