I have heard of rubber bullets.
73, Keith NM5G
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Miller
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:48 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Fw: Towers and Sea Birds
BAD IDEA. Thinking about it, the acceleration will likely cause the rubber
to expand and "jam" in the barrel just like it was plugged with mud or some
other kind of obstruction. DO NOT TRY THIS.
73, Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller@STL-OnLine.Net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Towers and Sea Birds
> What about loading some small rubber pellets in shotgun shells, not big
> enough to damage the antenna but enough to convince the birds not to
> continue to come back. Might take some testing to fine tune.
>
> 73, Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kb9yku" <kb9yku@myvine.com>
> To: "W3TX" <superberthaguy@adelphia.net>; <ersmar@comcast.net>; "mryan001"
> <mryan001@tampabay.rr.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Towers and Sea Birds
>
>
> > At 10:31 PM 7/23/2006, W3TX wrote:
> >
> > >Mike,
> > >
> > >Here in NW PA orchards we have a device that is on a timer...I imagine
> you
> > >can set its interval. It goes "KaBoom" which tends to scare birds very
> > >effectively. Not sure how it will work on Ernie, though.
> >
> > sounds like the ones used to run dear out of the cows eating field
> > used to be carbide powered today i bet LP gas
> > kb9yku
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >I've personally defaulted to tolerating the birds. The other day
there
> > >were over 200 purple martins up on the top 40m yagi.
> > >
> > >Good luck,
> > >
> > >Scott W3TX
> > >
> > >
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