+1 for the pneumatic launcher, I built this kit. It has a good release valve design. http://www.antennalaunchers.com/csv19/csv19asm.html Also +1 on Allison's comments: You want to shoot for a fork or

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Steve, Check your email... we're nearly neighbors. You have neighbors who have tennis-ball shooters which will easily top the tallest tree... the local hams are very knowledgeable and helpful... and b

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Hi, Steve Try a 1 foot long piece of half inch plastic pipe with a cheap fishing reel and monofilament line and a Wrist Rocket slingshot with a one ounce fishing sinker attached to it. Will do 60 feet

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Just put the reel on the ground. Works fine and every time. I still wear safety glasses.

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Opps... Someone may have a drone with a "claw" and TV camera on it. Jack, W8TEE

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I use exactly what Allison described, but I will add that the location of the fishing reel is important. After hit and miss adventures with having the reel mounted out front of the wrist rocket I hit

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Check your club. Someone may have a draw with a "claw" and TV camera on it. That's the case for me and the Al (AC8GY) managed to drop the weight through a 3' opening in the canopy of trees...worked li

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How about a nice strong sling shot... Thin wire... small fishing weight... Never used one myself, but we had one of those two man long surgical tubing sling shots at a camp out once.... Awesome flight

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First - congratulations! Second - similar situation here, surrounded by 110' + trees. I use a pneumatic launcher which is accurate ans easily puts lines over my trees. This is the modle I use. http://

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THe tool I used is a modified WristRocket to include a spinning reel full of 10 pound test and the weight is a 1-1.5oz sinker. That has worked for stuff to 60ft (tall for here) with ease. More often I

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My 40M Ammo can QCX and I have found a new home (Well a second home) . 1.6 Acres in the Western VA Mountains. Its for sure no perfect location, but I have trees TALL TALL SCARY trees that tower over w

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