Interesting use for a drone...Ham Radio.

[AMann]

The WSPR transmitter only puts out 200 MW.....so it’s probably ok. Not sure about the 100 watts. Maybe go QRP to start on HF.

Yeah, I thought you were joking . My transmitter is pretty cool, it’s tiny and amazing that there’s GPS and a thermometer and barometric altimeter built in. Wouldn’t take a very large pico balloon to carry it, but I guess it’s not tomahawk missile proof though like what happened to K9YO-15 in Canada…

If I do it, I guess I could make the balloon less threatening, do you think they would shoot down a Mickey Mouse balloon?

 

[AP3]

I will do that. I built a pneumatic launcher. And it worked. Just had issues with the line feeding properly. I finally figure out that laying the line out on the ground between me and the tree worked well. At which point I said hmmm I can pull that up with my drone. VOILA!

Look at the antennalaunchers.com design. That should give you a good idea how to deploy the line. It works very well. Also, use Spyder fishing line. Very light and strong.

 

[paulhackerllc]

Back then, that's me mobile in my truck.
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Is that an orange headliner? If so, that’s so ‘70’s. I had an fury orange dash in a 1976 TransAm.

 

[SirMichael]

Bill,

You might want to write up a small article and submit it to QST Magazine, perhaps in their “Hints and Kinks” section. It is very clever and simple to use!

I have a Mini 4Pro and I may play around with that concept, I think it would work very well. I can see making a small wire frame attached to the front struts with a wire out the front.

73,
Sir Michael

 

[Hauptmann]

Bill,

You might want to write up a small article and submit it to QST Magazine, perhaps in their “Hints and Kinks” section. It is very clever and simple to use!

I have a Mini 4Pro and I may play around with that concept, I think it would work very well. I can see making a small wire frame attached to the front struts with a wire out the front.

73,
Sir Michael

Very good idea, Sir Michael. I vaguely remember QST from the early '50's, and Hints and Kinks. The joining of two great hobbies. How cool is that? Just think of a Ham on vacation with his rig in the mountains somewhere being able to string a 20 meter antenna between two trees. 73 to you!