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Pneumatic Antenna Launchers

Have you ever wanted to launch a tennis ball 150 feet into the air? If you are into radio and have a nice big tree in your yard, you might have answered, Yes! 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! - Link

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Posted by: Pavel on March 2, 2008 at 8:26 AM

Interesting article! Great job!

Posted by: Pavel on March 2, 2008 at 8:30 AM

Interesting article

Posted by: Pavel on March 2, 2008 at 8:40 AM

Wow

Posted by: atomicthumbs on March 2, 2008 at 11:03 AM

That is awesome.

Also, you might need a new CAPTCHA.

Posted by: ShipOfTheseus on March 2, 2008 at 8:40 PM

Excellent timing, MAKE! We were just in the back yard this afternoon speculating how to get an antenna wire some 50'+ up in a tree. Great, just great - thanks!

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