About four years ago i built a pneumatic antenna launcher that launched small tennis balls into trees for raising wire antennas. Projectile is standard size tennis ball attached to fishing line. This is enough velocity to cause severe eye injury at close range. The device install kit download site does not provide access to all emerson process management device files. About pneumatic antenna launchers the resource is currently listed in in a single category.
How to build the quickie pneumatic antenna launcher. There are flow direction arrows molded into the valve, the arrows should point towards the barrel. Buy 14 mile cannon tennis ball cannon launcher gun. The air boss pneumatic antenna launcher works great. It was clearly not opening as effectively as it does when pneumatically actuated. However, the art of hanging antennas has reached a new level.
The popular csv19 compact low cost sprinkler valve antenna launcher. First we need a line in the trees, then we can pull up an antenna, which in most cases is a long piece of wire. The main category is antenna launcher systems that is about antenna launcher. Diy piston or diaphragm valves ate fairly easy to construct as well. Pneumatic antenna launcher hf dipole installer high dx. Oct 14, 2016 this is a picture of the completed antenna launcher. In the launcher pictured above a tennis ball is propelled by compressed air, towing a fishing line over the tree. The v beam was particularly challenging, since the trees had to be carefully surveyed to yield the correct leg angle and beam heading, and the ones we needed were rarely in convenient places. Your inline model with the pistol grip looks really clean, nice. One 1 sprinkler uvalve does work, though it requires more pressure and will. Rather than a spinning reel, this design uses a saunders zip reel bowfishing reel. Constructing a compact low cost sprinkler valve antenna launcher.
Air launchers, and pneumatic line lifting devices the buzzboard. Oct 04, 2016 my first try at building a pneumatic antenna launcher. This launcher took several hours of build time and design time, and also about 4 hours of lathe work. Handy for field day, emergency use, or in your backyard. Sprinkler valves are really dump valves with the pilot circuit controlled by a selenoid valve. The deluxe pads super kit pneumatic antenna deployment system, shown at the top of this page with optional accessories goes one step further yet beyond the super kits and includes a special minicoaxial reel with spectratype launch line, a pair of plastic reels of nylon twine and a hard case for the csv17 launcher and accessories.
The main purpose of this little project is to create a launcher to get wire antennas high up in trees. Charging is accomplished through a schrader valve with a cheap. High dx pneumatic antenna launcher cable installer hf dipole air complete. This is a really easy way to get your antenna wire up high, or to just launch a ball and watch your dog go nuts. Amateur radio operators hams have long pondered the methods of putting wire antennas at great heights to maximize their transmitted and received signals. So far no one has rated yet, so be the first to rate this link. Antenna launching safety the tennis ball is propelled from the launcher at up to velocities similar to a hard serve in tennis. A good youtube video of modifying the rain bird hd 1 in. You can find that earlier post here sep 04, 2015 more antenna launchers. The air boss antenna launcher uses compessed air to lauch a 2oz lead weight pulling a light fishing line. During fd 2002, the pneumatic launcher was used to put up three antennas. I dont even have to say anything about using dwv fittings because someone already said it. In some countries, antenna launchers may be subject to strict licensing laws. The one with the schrader valve goes to the side of the valve that has the solenoid, this is the air tank.
Some more ideas and projects can be found in our page about antenna launcher projects. Solenoidpneumatic valves, iso 154071 key features single valve manifold vtia signal status display via led various valve functions fittings with external hex one valve series for different flow rates signal status display via illuminating seal manual override blanking plate for vacant expansion position pilot valve with port pattern to iso 15218. Antenna launcher modelling pneumatic antenna launchers. The pal pneumatic antenna launcher air cannon is perfect for antenna guide wire installation needs. Once the weight is retrieved, the antenna or another. And valves are used in circuit control applications that require a combination of inputs to produce a single output. Antenna launching to launch an antenna we first launch a light line over or into a tall tree using a compressed air propelled tennis ball.
These are not particularly suitable for antenna launching because the performance is dependent on how quickly the valve is opened. Buddipole sotabeam prc320 dx propagation qrp qso m0vst atu tuner palstar antenna launcher scanning yaesu icom ldg handheld ft817nd ft897 ic7400 m0vst. Jul 28, 2018 npt pvc threads, pneumatic antenna launcher. For each launcher you will need one each of the following schedule 40 pvc pipe. Safety recommendations antenna launchers must be used with extreme caution, treat these are firearm, you can receive major injury if not used properly. It took 2, 4 hour days to complete as i waited 24 hours to ensure the pvc cement cured in the pressure chamber important safety step. Quickie pneumatic antenna launcher 21 feb 2015 update. An antenna launcher is a line launcher optimized for placing antenna support lines. It can launch the 2 oz projectile with fishing line attached over a 100 foot tree. Common styrofoam coffee cup as buffersabot, tennis ball filled with gravel and a steel wire looped through it. You probably dont want to launch an antenna this high though.
End position reached, is realised via a stem actuated valve or roller actuated valve. It has been suffering from a leak in the fitting at the valve and has so far eluded a permanent repair. Reducer to be glued to the 2 tank with the other end threaded for the. The long chamber allows for me to brace it against my hip to stabilize launch and a green laser helps with the aiming. Pressure tank, fittings and a schraeder valve out of an old inner tube. Pneumatic launcher gets ham antennas hanging high hackaday. Oct, 2016 pneumatic launcher gets ham antennas hanging high. Great tool for hanging wire antennas as high as your trees permit. The antenna launcher uses air pressure to propel a monofilament fishing line, which you can then use to pull a heavier rope up over the tree.
The joplin mo amateur radio club has been offering a antenna launcher kit for over 4 years and it is a reasonable kit and does a great job of launching fishing string over almost any tree. From solar powered portable on the beach with modern equipment all the way to clansman hf as used by the british army and all between. About k6jca pneumatic antenna launcher the resource is currently listed in in a single category. Thus, the authors of the present paper recreated this pneumatic directional valve and implemented the electromagnetic command. Schedule 40 pvc, the reservoir is connected to the short barrel by a quarterturn ball valve. It looks kind of bad with the primer, but i had to really rush to get it pieced together before the pvc got stuck in the wrong place. This page is a work in progress documenting parts of the launcher as they are developed. Pneumatic line launching is perhaps a more apt description. Save pneumatic antenna launcher to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Mar 01, 2017 two pressure valve and valve working, application and symbol shuttle valve or valve working, application and symbol quick exhaust valve working, application and symbol. Jun 16, 2011 a pneumatic launcher that is finally pneumatically actuated although still uses a sprinkler valve. Our antenna launcher kit lets you build an easytouse launcher to quickly put up antennas over trees.
Pneumatic antenna launcher mkii by bill conkling nr4c july 2011 background after several years of service, my old spud gun antenna launcher has seen better days. A pneumatic projectile launcher the main purpose of this little project is to create a launcher to get wire antennas high up in trees. The valve oscillated and made a honking sound with electric actuation. Satellite sdr software sota space station building tech night tower. Sighting down the barrel gives amazingly accurate results. I havent given up on it, but decided to explore some new ideas, and. This link is listed in our web site directory since saturday oct 27 2012, and till today k6jca pneumatic antenna launcher has been followed for a total of 1199 times. There have been a number of variations on the theme of antenna line launchers and this is just my concept of how to build one. How to get these new wire antennas hung from the many tall pine trees on the property. Third, my slingshot launcher cant get the line higher than 5060 feet so a lower elevation is used. Apr 28, 2011 i built a pneumatic antenna launcher about 2 of 3 pvc and a brass ball valve. I need to get wireantenna supports up into some tall pines at a remote location, and the slingshot that i would normally use to do this is at my brothers house.
This link is listed in our web site directory since thursday sep 3 2015, and till today pneumatic antenna launchers has been followed for a total of 485 times. Attach the valve trigger, i used a common pneumatic air gun. Thanks to alan biocca, wb6zqz, i am now the proud owner of a pneumatic antenna launcher called the csv19. K6jca pneumatic antenna launcher resource detail the. The air boss antenna launcher was designed to launch a light fishing line over trees in order to create temporary antenna for ham radio operators. Improvements on the 2nd generation pneumatic launcher are underway. The pneumatic launcher costs more, requires a tire pump, and is bulkier than my slingshot launcher, but the pros more than outweighs the cons. The pieces are cut to the proper fit, the schrader air valve is already installed and the user only needs to glue the pieces together, find an old fishing reel with some nottootangled monofilament fishing line, and assemble the pieces. Device files distributed on deltav and ams device manager release media are not duplicated for download from this site. Pneumatic antenna launcher first pressure test youtube. The csv19 pneumatic antenna launcher is simply the best for safe, consistent, and very high placement shots that are virtually impossible with any other portable device. In fact, the pneumatic operation is what enables this csv19 compact launcher to be so small and still be so effective able to reach well over 150 feet of height. The csv17 is 17 inches long, weighs about five pounds and uses a 3.
We have built nearly a dozen different models, and i have written software that. Theres nothing really special about it other than it looks, handles and shoots like a rifle. Antenna launcher steampunk styling sends tennis balls flying at 500 mph. After eric, wd6cmu built a pneumatic tennis ball launcher based on. Propelling a projectile attached to a fishing line allows you to thread more durable lines, rope, or cable in order to install a stability guide wire to secure an antenna. I have been setting lines with an apta style launcher with a butterfly valve, 3 chamber and a 2 barrel with very good results. It reaches up to aboout 160 feet in height and fits into an 18. Since then it has also found other uses installing cable in ceiling voids. Lead sinkers are sent through the usps unless combined with an air boss order. This is primarily about the software that models, or calculates the effects of the system. Always keep the launcher pointed in a safe pneumatic antenna launcher user manual page 1. Consider this at 100 psi, a pneumatic cannon potato gun can put a 1. The leaves are gone and you can pick which branches you want to use to support your wire. Launch it with a projectile tied to a piece of fishing line, and then use the line to pull up a wire antenna.
I can now spend the majority of my time testing and operating instead of hanging antennas. Compressed air or co 2 is used to propel a safe projectile towing a lightweight line over or across an obstacle like a tree, brush, structure, tank, aqueduct or expanse of water and this light line is then used to pull across heavier lines to eventually support. The jarc antenna launcher was introduced at the joplin hamfest in about august of 2010 and wasis offered as a kit. Valves, mechanically actuated key features pneumatic components mechanically actuated valves mechanically actuated valves are often used as signal valves and feed back a pneumatic signal to the controller. The lost segment from my antenna repair video showing the pneumatic launcher i built to get over my tree and pond. Hang em high antenna launcher nashua area radio society. Pneumatic cannon made from old compressor tank, ball valve and piece of pvc pipe. If you want to learn more about the development of antenna launching and pneumatic antenna launchers. This article will discuss some aspects of mathematically simulating the tennis ball antenna launcher performance, some results, and finally some software that you can use to do your own calculations. This toolbox has a demo where a 53 pneumatic directional valve is already implemented 2, but in that demo there is no command applied to this directional valve. My first pneumatic antenna launcher they are much smaller now, see below. Advancedspuds coaxial pneumatic spud guns your source. The skyhook pneumatic antenna launcher a quality, compact, portable and convenient device to put an antenna in the tree tops.