How Do I Get My EFHW or Wire Antenna Into the Tree?
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2022
- #antenna #efhw #hamradio People new to Ham Radio often want answers to question that are taken for granted with experience. This video tries to inspire the New Ham with ideas and solutions for deploying wire antennas such as dipoles and end-fed half-waves or any other antenna that needs a tree to lend height.
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Excellent Point how to get the Antenna up into the Trees. Since I have no disk no more my life became way different to what is was before. David & Golliath Method was my way to go all the Times before life mellowed me out to not going that crazy no more. I can't jump high up no more, throwing things with my arms as I used to nor climbing up trees. Depending on which area I wan to install my endfed antenna up in the Trees I have a slingshot with me shooting the Weight Bag hooked to a thin nylon fishing string over the Branches. Grabbing it with my hands to pull down without giving the Antenna Wire too much of tension. Plug in the Coax Cable to the Balun Box and the Radio. DONE -time to have fun 💯🎸🎸🎸👍. Nice Video, thx for this. 73 de Your Friend Uncle Guenter from the German Frontier 🍻🙋♂
Creepy drug deal in the background.
I’d hate to try and get a weight over a tree limb at a picnic spot with people watching after the first failed attempt.
Last night on 40m I heard someone say he uses bow and arrow. EFHW is a nice configuration. I have one. It runs along the top of a wooden fence and then rises to a 16 foot tall inverted V. I reached someone in Hawaii last night from San Francisco.
Great and very useful tips. I investigated air launchers (spud guns) thought that in the areas I go they may prove a little on the dangerous/unpredictable side. So I did exactly what you've done. EFHW have been my go to antennas for quite a few years. I only run QRP when out in the field and I've just got hold of a spark plug UNUN, it's very neat and compact when packed for SOTA. I like your presentation and keeping it simple. Been a HAM for over 40 years and every day is a learning day, never too old for someone else's view on doing things. Keep it up and enjoy this great hobby. 73 de M0AZE Mike
First, tie end of antenna to cats tail....
Fishing pole
The throw is half the fun… Adam Kimmerly K6ARK has some great antennas. EFHW’s are great… but if I can a 26ga 20m speaker wire doublet works well… I rewatched your operational style... Tight & Lite, Simple & Effective! Thanks again!
I want to get my antenna up a real tree, I tried shooting it with a spud gun but that only goes 120 feet up the tree, I want to get higher. Any ideas?
The David and Goliath method works best but you should swing forward keep looking where you want to send the line and release as you swing release the line a few inches with each rotation
Wow we have a brother doing ham radio. Very rare. You're like
Thanks for the tip on throwing the bag. Can’t wait to try it out.
A lot of good tips, especially the V reverse bag toss. Thanks. Nice job on the video production, too.
Very good video. Step by step instructions that demystifies antenna deployment.
Great video! And I agree with your throw technique. Great Video… Keep em’ coming!
Sure enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing your method with us.
Thanks for the video. Nice to meet you on YT, I saw you with Charlie doing SOTA. He was my first U.S. to VK S2S QSO of only 2 that I have had in 10 years of SOTA. Regards from Ian vk5cz ..
Beautifully simple. Thanks, brother! 73
Thank you for the informative video. I opted for an EFHW, but was concerned on how to pull off the install, then I ran ran across this video. Quickly ordered that throw kit from Amazon. Thanks again bro.
So true that there are so many ways to do this, but it's nice to see new, or different techniques. I have the same arborist items! I need to try throwing it behind me this way, so many times I've missed...lol....throwing it straight up, etc. It can be comical. Thanks for sharing. Be safe, 73