Antenna "launching"

[Julius Fazekas n2wn]

Chas, Ron, and all,

You know this is what I enjoy most about the hobby,
the plethora of ideas that get the job done. Some more
wacky and fun than others, but none the less effective
for the task at hand.

I did go and check the tennis ball type launchers out,
and think I have the parts to build one. I've seen the
spud launchers but tend to shy away from items using
explosive gases. I like the safety reminders, having
dodged a number of rick o' shays. I used the bow and
arrow, when I had access, even tried the guacho
method.

I have only one question: Has anyone built a catapult
for this function yet? I know they've been built to
launch pianos and in the UK to test castle seige
theories... Somehow there seem to be an antenna
catapult gap!
cheers,
Julius
n2wn
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[k7nhb]

>I have only one question: Has anyone built a catapult for this function yet?

I had a cat that climbed about 50 feet up a Doug Fir (no low
branches) after two neighbor cats explained to kitty that this was
their territory. I suppose you could tie the line on the cat's
collar, place the cat near the tree and open a dog carrier full of
angry dog. Not sure how you would control the exact height or get the
cat to come down on the right side of the tree. My cat stayed up
there for tree days till I was able to talk her out on a weak branch
were I was waiting below with a "catch" blanket. Kitty survived the
soft landing in the outstretched blanket.


73,
Paul
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