What is Antenna Launching?

Antenna Launching is a term we developed to describe putting Antennas up into the trees for Emergency Communications and Amateur Radio. The process starts by launching a weight towing a light line into the tree(s), followed by pulling heavier lines, and finally pulling the antenna aloft. Many different tools have been employed for this purpose, from rocks to slingshots to bows and arrows. We have tried just about every one. Tennis balls are the safest launch weights we have found, and pneumatic launchers are the most effective tool we have developed for Antenna Launching.

See our Antenna Launching site for more historical information on our development process and examples of launchers we have built.

See our Antenna Launcher pages for more information on the launchers we currently kit and build.

— Alan, w6akb