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Old May 19th 08, 10:30 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Roy Lewallen Roy Lewallen is offline
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Default Wrist Rocket Height

R.Scott wrote:
I'm trying to restring my Dipole up in a Pine (the tree has grown
about 10 ft, and the rope needs replacing) so I got out my trusty
Surgical tubing wrist rocket and a 1oz egg weight tied to my 15# test
fishing rod/reel (only using the bottom eye).

No matter how far I pulled back I got about 2/3s of the way up. Im
estimating that is about the 35 ft level.


Shouldn't a wrister go farther ???? need bigger weight ?

Suggestions.


I've shot over 100 feet high with a Wrist Rocket using a 2 oz weight and
about 6 pound test fishing line.

Make sure your fishing reel is nearly full, to minimize the resistance
as the line comes off.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL