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Review Summary For : AirBoss Antenna Launcher
Reviews: 7MSRP: $69.99
Description:
The Air Boss Antenna Launcher will "shoot" a two ounce sinker over 100+ feet vertically connected to fishing line. If you need to get a line over a high branch or over a high tree in order to raise a wire antenna the air boss does the job very well. It only requires ~ 50 psi to launch a sinker ~100 feet in the air. Max pressure is 75 psi. The unit is well made and relatively inexpensive....ie.. $59.95.....order extra sinkers as they have the proper shape and weight to fit perfectly in the launch barrel.
Product is in production
More Info: https://www.olahtechnologies.com/
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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KF4HR Rating: 2023-02-28
Nice product Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Works fine. My only gripe is, I don't like the air valve you must rotate 90 degrees. It would be great if the Air Boss had a quick release air trigger instead.
W6ACC Rating: 2023-02-27
Great company, great product Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
My Air Boss arrived with a small defect caused by pvc solvent that had worked its way into the pvc ball valve making valve operation impossible After a few email exchanges with the company a new Air Boss was placed in the mail to me ASAP. The replacement Air Boss works great and with only 20lbs of air pressure I am able to sling a line over my neighbor's tree with ease using the 2 oz weight. Thank you Air Boss!
NJ1X Rating: 2023-01-04
Get your wire antenna as high as possible Time Owned: more than 12 months.
This antenna launcher works as advertised. No one needs extension poles, slingshots, bows and arrows,etc.to reach the highest trees. You won't believe how easy it is to operate. I've used it to easily hit places over 110 feet.
If you have any type of wire antenna, you should own this launcher.
BE CAREFUL HANDLING THE AIR LAUNCHER WHEN PLACING IT ON THE GROUND TO PREVENT BREAKING THE PLASTIC PIPE.
W2PA Rating: 2023-01-03
Accurate Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've had this for about 3 years or so. My previous methods, including slingshot and underhand swing, would get me the right branch perhaps half the time if I were lucky. With the AirBoss it's no exaggeration that I've hit the branch I wanted on the first try every time thus far. Putting up a new wire antenna or repairing one that had fallen down, tasks I used to dread, have become a pleasure. My trees are only maybe 70' tall so I don't use the full pressure - just around 25 lbs. I'm using the lead sinkers he sells (that fit the barrel nicely) and the reel shown in his example. It's well constructed and packaged.
9V1PL Rating: 2023-01-03
Excellent way of getting your wire over tall trees Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
For many months i used tennis balls, drones and various ways to get my wire over targeted tree for my EFWH. 99% of the time I missed the targeted tree or only managed to clip its branch!

Found AirBoss from Olah Technologies LLC to be reasonably priced tool for my application. Decided to order it last November 2022 and shipping was solid fast from USA to Singapore (South East Asia). First use and the line was straight to the top of tree which i want the antenna to land! Perfect!

Used 50lbs of pressure and found it over kill for 120ft, eventually lowered it to only 20lbs.

Suggestion, get some replacement sinkers of the same size prior to launching. I did just that and lost the original within 2 launches lol!

Excellent tool and highly recommended. All thumbs up.
VE7EK Rating: 2022-06-24
Best tool to launch skywire Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Airboss is solid tool to accurately launch your skywire. My target the top of a Douglas Fir about 130 ft AGL, though in the woods with nearby trees. I found with a little practice you can pretty accurately place the line where you want it. I was so impressed I'm writing an article about how I built and installed a 134 ft end-fed-half-wave vertical and managed to get it to work with decent SWR from 160-10 meters and all ham bands. All! Thanks to Airboss for a great product. Every ham should have one as its a safe, reliable tool and maybe even indispensable for field day.
NC3Y Rating: 2022-05-14
This baby works! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I've been putting up antennas since 1966 usually by climbing trees or climbing on roofs or other dangerous methods. I have a slingshot launcher but it is miserable to use. The AirBoss Launcher worked perfectly. I don't have time to build one myself and this unit comes fully assembled and tested. I bought the optional reel with 50lb test and I didn't need a tag line. The 50lb test pulled the support rope effortlessly. My junky air pump only puts out 37lb but that was enough to get the line 75 feet up. Just buy one. You wont be disappointed.