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May 24th 08, 03:31 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

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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..)

Again, *Remember I used safety glasses* in case a rubber
snapped. You need to do that.

I didn't measure anything. But, 30 inches sounds about right.
All I did was pull *really* hard on the rubbers and (using a
one-ounce weight as I described) the darned thing went up
like a rocket, up and over the tree.

It amazed me.

So, don't be afraid to pull the rubber bands 30+ inches.
Unless they're old, they won't snap.

73, Fred

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