The Sling-Shot - Launching a Shortwave Listening (SWL)
Antenna Up Up and Away !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/12951

The Story of : It Went Up Into The Sky and . . . DOH ! {Ouch That
Hurt !}

Aaron,

OK - So It's Time to Go Up Up and Away !
http://www.antennalaunchers.com/TBL-U37A-03.jpg

READ - The HyLaunch, Build a Compact,
Integrated Antenna Launching System
-by- Bill Jones [KD7S] = http://tinyurl.com/yt4zss
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/back.../hylaunch.html

Check-Out the "EZ Hang" = http://www.ezhang.com/
eHAM = http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4826

Also Read -Antenna Launching for Serious Practitioners
-by- Russ Carpenter [AA7QU] = http://tinyurl.com/yols9p
http://www.arsqrp.com/ars/pages/back...launching.html

Just for the Fun of It Read :
"Antenna Launching in the 21st Century"
http://www.cox-internet.com/wa5bdu/spudgun.htm
"Wounding Myself With Fishing Equipment"
http://www.blackcatsystems.com/radio/prc/?q=node/81
Pneumatic Antenna Launching Systems
http://www.antennalaunchers.com/antlaunching.html

'other' SlingShot + Antenna Links
http://www.qsl.net/n1lo/slingsht.txt
http://radioworks.com/ninstallant.html


SLING-SHOTS : For Use to Place Rigging Ropes
and Routing Antenna Wires

CARRY WEIGHTS : {It's Not Ammunition and You Are Not
Shooting "AT" Anybody.}
The little Pear or Tear Drop Shaped Lead Fishing
Weights work for me.
* SIZE :
The Greater the Distance the Heavier the Weight :
2 Oz, 4 Oz or 6 Oz - Combined with More Pull.
Keeps it 'about' There -or- Way Way Up There !

RUNNING LINE :
Monofilament Fishing Line is cheap and plentiful and
generally easy to work with and use. Some prefer
using Braided Dacron Fishing Lines for the Extra Pull.
* SIZE :
Usually an 8 Lb to 12 Lb Monofilament Line works OK
-or- a 20 Lb to 30 Lb Dacron Line will also work good
too. Remember this is your Starter Line which allows
you to Pull your Rigging Lines and then the Antenna
Wires into place. The smaller Starter Line makes it
easy to get it over a High Object and next attach it
to a Cord or Rope to be Pulled Up-and-Over the Object;
so they can be uses them to Rig the Wire -or- Pull the
Wire over the Object and into place.

LINE FEED REEL :
Since you are using Fishing Line a Fishing Reel is
one of the best devices to use for Line Storage and
Feed-and-Retrieval

TIP - GENERALLY AIM A LITTLE HIGH -and- if that does
not work for you . . . Aim A Lot Higher ! ;-}

Caution - Point Away from People and Objects of Value.
Oops ! - If You Aim At It You Will Hit It Ouch $ $ $
Remember - If at First You Don't Succeed . . .
Take Aim and shoot, Shoot. SHOOT Again !

Beyond the Slingshot is the use of a medium size Cross-Bow
for both the Extra Height and Better Placement Accuracy at
a range beyond 50 Feet Up-and-Away.

WARNING - A CROSS-BOW CAN BE A PERSON KILLER
AND IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS A HAND GUN IN THE
HANDS OF A CHILD; OR STUPID OR DRUNK ADULT [.]

TIP - If you have not taken a Hunter Safety Course :
Stay Away Form The Cross-Bow - It Is A Real Weapon [.]


wow - i am feeling all shot out - iane ~ RHF {pomkia}
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--- Aaron Kreider aar*n@.*. wrote:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/12949

What should I use for ammunition?

I need something I could attach a string to.

Do you just tape it to something round/heavy?

I notice the slingshot sites sell marbles
- though I might want something less damaging,
in case it falls on a neighbor's car.

I'm thinking of using floss for the string
(cheap and very light).

Aaron
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Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antennas Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
GoTo = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
The SWL Antenna Discussion Group = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna HELP = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna NEWS = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
Shortwave Listener (SWL) Antenna INFO = http://tinyurl.com/ogvcf
* * * All Are Welcome : Including ELMERS and 'Want-to-be-Elmers'
plus plain old "Mister-Know-It-Alls"; and even those Newbees with
"I Know This Is A Really Dumb Question - But _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
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The Shortwave Listener's Blessing :
SWL BLESSING = http://tinyurl.com/s2bjm
May You Never Tire of Listening to the Radio and Always
have Strong Signals and Noise Free Reception ~ RHF {ibid}
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/9233
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Tous Sont Bienvenus ! - - - Groupe par Radio
d'auditeur d'onde courte pour des Antennes de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Alle Sind Willkommen ! - - - Shortwave Radiozuhörer
Gruppe für SWL Antennen
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Tutti Sono Benvenuti ! - - - Gruppo Radiofonico
dell'ascoltatore di onda corta per le Antenne di SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Todos São Bem-vindos ! - - - Grupo de Rádio
do ouvinte do Shortwave para Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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Ð’Ñ�е Ð*адушны ! - - - Группа оператора
на приеме коротковолнового диапазона
Radio дл� Aнтенн SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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¡Todos Son Agradables! - - - Grupo de Radio del oyente
de la onda corta para las Antenas de SWL
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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= = = = Plain Old American-English Translation = = = =
All are Welcome - - - To Join the Shortwave Listeners
(SWL) Antenna Group on YAHOO !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortwave-SWL-Antenna/
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