We had a great Field Day. One fun part was launcher use and testing. We put up a half dozen antennas high in the trees with pneumatic launchers. Now we are back and ordering parts for the next run of launchers. We are again having problems locating barrel material. If we cannot find it we may have to substitute the thicker schedule 40 material which works fine but makes the ball a bit tighter in the barrel.

The first pre-assembled threaded CSV19 was completed, tested and shipped yesterday. The testing went well. At 40 psi it launched a ball towing line over 110 feet high, and that’s only at half pressure!

The first of the threaded launcher kits has shipped. The instructions are nearing completion and will be put up on the web this weekend. The pre-assembled CSV19 threaded will also be ready for testing this weekend.