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

Appreciate the info and the query re the 1S4. I'm OK on the tubes. I
pick up a couple from time to time at local ham fests to use in my QRP
rigs that I've built over the years.

73, Dave


K6ME wrote:

Hey Dave,

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

Charles, ka8jvx

the $100 price tag may reflect the money spent on filing the patent.

I've never used one, but I think I would prefer the fishing pole
method anyway. If for no other reason than it doesn't cost you so
much.


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I've been using an old bow and arrow. The arrow has a rubber tip (used
for small game hunting). Tie some 20 lb. fishing line on the arrow and
fire away. If the arrow goes over too many unwanted branches on it's
way down, and it always does, I remove the arrow, tie on a fairly
large finger shaped fishing sinker and pull the sinker up and let it
drop back over the unwanted branches until I get it where I want it,
then let it drop. The rest is easy.

Nice, used this method for field day, easier to do once someone else
shows you the way to do it ! I will not file a patent app !

Jim wrote:

I've been using an old bow and arrow. The arrow has a rubber tip (used
for small game hunting). Tie some 20 lb. fishing line on the arrow and
fire away. If the arrow goes over too many unwanted branches on it's
way down, and it always does, I remove the arrow, tie on a fairly
large finger shaped fishing sinker and pull the sinker up and let it
drop back over the unwanted branches until I get it where I want it,
then let it drop. The rest is easy.