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.
New Instructions
The new assembly instructions are making significant progress. Many photos have been added, and there will be more in the coming days. The instructions are linked through the launcher manual pages or here:
Progress
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!