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Interesting use for a drone...Ham Radio.

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I am Amateur Radio Operator. Commonly called a Ham.😉
I use one of my drones to hang "wire antennas" from trees. I have successfully installed at least half a dozen on my property and several for friends. One of the antennas is an "end-fed that is 270 feet long up in a 65 foot tree.
One of the difficulties is the release mechanism. I have come up with a simple and full proof method. If anyone is interested I would be happy to share.
Using a drone is easier and more accurate than a slingshot, bow and arrow and the pneumatic shooters. I have tried all of them.
73
Bill
 
If anyone is interested I would be happy to share.

By all means, share it with us in this thread.

A had a childhood friend whose father was a HAM operator.

If I recall correctly, he had to do the Morse code thing for a while before he could key up the mic and talk to the world. I thought it was cool. :)

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Hi! Welcome to the forum, from Hauptmann in Hurst, Texas!
Very creative and interesting use for a drone!

BTW, I was a Ham as a young kid in Seattle, operating CW on the 80 meter band with my 75 watt Johnson Viking Adventurer and Hallicrafters S38D. I was only active for a year, until my Novice license ran out. By then I had discovered girls before I could send/receive 13 wpm, as was required for the General Class license in the '50's. Now you don't even need Morse Code.


dah-dah-di-di-dit. di-di-di-dah-dah. dah-di-dit dit di-dah-dah dah-dit dah-dah-di-di-dit dah-di-dit dah-dah- dit dah-dah-dah. di-dah di-dah di-dah. (for the rest of you, I said, "Best wishes! This is WN7DGO signing off.")
 
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I am Amateur Radio Operator. Commonly called a Ham.😉
I use one of my drones to hang "wire antennas" from trees. I have successfully installed at least half a dozen on my property and several for friends. One of the antennas is an "end-fed that is 270 feet long up in a 65 foot tree.
One of the difficulties is the release mechanism. I have come up with a simple and full proof method. If anyone is interested I would be happy to share.
Using a drone is easier and more accurate than a slingshot, bow and arrow and the pneumatic shooters. I have tried all of them.
73
Bill
73's de VU2VIM/G0KUA
Not active at this time but started in the early eighties and was extremely active until 1997.
 

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