How Small and Light can an Effective Pneumatic Antenna Launcher be?
First, I’ll define ‘effective’ as any launcher that can toss a 4 ounce tennis ball to a height of at least 150 feet towing a fishing line. That is pretty adequate for our purposes. The smallest launcher that meets this criterion that we have built is the CSV17 shown above in the PADS kit. This is a 17 inch long model. The popular CSV19 Compact Low Cost Sprinkler Valve Antenna Launcher and the Quick Exhaust Valve Launcher are only a little larger. At about six pounds, these are small enough to fit into a Rubbermaid tote box, or less than 19 inches in length. There is plenty of room left in the tote box for line, antennas, feedline, and other equipment.
