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Wrist Rocket Height
On May 15, 11:46 am, "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. Sounds like a bigger weight would help. |
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Wrist Rocket Height
wrote in message ... On May 15, 11:46 am, "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. Sounds like a bigger weight would help. depends... shoot the weight without the fish line and see how far it goes, that is the max you can get... if that's not enough try new tubes, those things do age and lose stretch... or longer tubes. for more height without the line try less weight and see if that gets where you need. then add the fishing line and see if that drags it down too much... if it does you need less drag or lighter line. either take the line out of the reel and let it spool free or unroll it on a smooth surface so it doesn't have to spin the roll. |
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Hi Al W6LX, et. al. --
I bought a 'real' EZ HANG from Dennis (KG4ETM) at Dayton, (http://ezhang.com) and after taking a few trial shots I had *no* problem shooting the one ounce weight over a 135+ foot Tulip Poplar tree in my back yard in northern Virginia. The tree was so tall that I used -all- 300 feet of the monofilament line and the weight ended up about three feet off the ground. My point is that if you use an "EZ Hang" (or a counterfeit) properly, that thing really works! Wish you were closer so I could show you. It's a great gadget! --------------- News Features wrote: Jim's calculations have confirmed something I've consistently experienced: my homebrew EZ-Hang has never really lived up to my expectations, or should I say the expectations that others have set for the performance of the thing. (For the record, my homebrew device is an exact copy of the famous EZ-Hang.) For the past three Field Days, which is when I've used the thing, the maximum height I've seemed to attain is around 50 feet-- right in the ballpark for a 1 oz. weight with line and air drags. No matter what I've tried, that's the limit of height for the parameters of my situation. Thanks, Jim. Al W6LX |
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SWLer wrote:
Hi Al W6LX, et. al. -- I bought a 'real' EZ HANG from Dennis (KG4ETM) at Dayton, (http://ezhang.com) and after taking a few trial shots I had *no* problem shooting the one ounce weight over a 135+ foot Tulip Poplar tree in my back yard in northern Virginia. The tree was so tall that I used -all- 300 feet of the monofilament line and the weight ended up about three feet off the ground. How far back do you pull, and how hard? |
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Jim Lux wrote: SWLer wrote: Hi Al W6LX, et. al. -- I bought a 'real' EZ HANG from Dennis (KG4ETM) at Dayton, (http://ezhang.com) and after taking a few trial shots I had *no* problem shooting the one ounce weight over a 135+ foot Tulip Poplar tree in my back yard in northern Virginia. The tree was so tall that I used -all- 300 feet of the monofilament line and the weight ended up about three feet off the ground. How far back do you pull, and how hard? With elbow locked and arm fully extended, I pulled the rubbers back to my ear. *!Remember to always wear eye protection!* |
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On May 23, 4:21 pm, SWLer wrote:
Jim Lux wrote: SWLer wrote: Hi Al W6LX, et. al. -- I bought a 'real' EZ HANG from Dennis (KG4ETM) at Dayton, (http://ezhang.com) and after taking a few trial shots I had *no* problem shooting the one ounce weight over a 135+ foot Tulip Poplar tree in my back yard in northern Virginia. The tree was so tall that I used -all- 300 feet of the monofilament line and the weight ended up about three feet off the ground. How far back do you pull, and how hard? With elbow locked and arm fully extended, I pulled the rubbers back to my ear. *!Remember to always wear eye protection!* So.. about 30 inches (based on the wrist rocket I have).. care to guestimate how hard you're pulling? (maybe I can make some measurements on my old wrist rocket..) |
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