Long time since I didn’t work on this project, but today I finished it.
- Bought a slingshoot with 3 rubber tubes. With that I was able to launch a big nut from which I have tied fishing monofilament. That flew fairly up, around a branch, and down the ground.
- With the monofilament I have pulled a long parachute cord nylon rope. Thin, light and strong.
- With that rope I have pulled up a piece of PVC pipe (10’ long), hooking it from center of gravity. When the connection point is up at the branch, half of the pipe is sticking above that branch. This is about 70’ above ground.
- On that PVC pipe I have mounted at one end the FA antenna and at the other a sealed box with the preamp. The preamp is modified to accept power over coax, with a 5V stabilizer. I am feeding 9V on the other end, tried on the ground with a 200’ coax reel.
Coax cable to house (overhead) and #10 copper cable for grounding down to ground next to the tree.
This is the cable that I have bought: Amazon.com
Those are the adapters: 2 Pcs F Type Female Jack To SMA Male Plug Coax Coaxial Connector RF Adapter | eBay
And the power inserter (at the house end of the cable): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Commscope-power-inserter-for-your-cable-TV-RF-amplifier/263967080098
And yes, I have a “shadow” where the tree trunk is, but I couldn’t make it higher…
