I built a launcher from a kit at http://www.akbeng.com/products/anten...sv19-launcher/
It absolutely ROCKS. Now the only reason my loop isn't back up is laziness... and frequent fall color drives with the Miata.
I built a launcher from a kit at http://www.akbeng.com/products/anten...sv19-launcher/
It absolutely ROCKS. Now the only reason my loop isn't back up is laziness... and frequent fall color drives with the Miata.
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
The launch I build is a modified version of that same launcher. It's well worth the effort to build. When it comes to the ease of hanging antennas in trees there's absolutely no comparison between a pneumatic tennis ball launcher and a wrist rocket.Originally Posted by WØTKX
I built a launcher from a kit at http://www.akbeng.com/products/anten...sv19-launcher/
It absolutely ROCKS. Now the only reason my loop isn't back up is laziness... and frequent fall color drives with the Miata.
The pneumatic launcher is much safer and much more precise. With the pneumatic launcher its a one shot deal whereas with the wrist rocket it will most likely take quite a few tries. Also keep in mind that a tennis ball won't take out an eye or break a window and its much easer to see hanging in the tree.
Again there's simply no comparison. It's like comparing a life jacket to a life raft or a mill and lathe to a hand file and pocket knife or maybe even better yet it's like comparing a cigarette lighter to a soldering gun. Can you imagine trying to solder a PL259 to coax with a cigarette lighter vs a big soldering iron ? Well thats about the difference between a pneumatic tennis ball launch vs a sling shot.
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