John:
Others on here have offered in the past the suggestion to use
monofiliment fishing line as a truss from the end of the boom to the mast.
Makes it difficult for the critters to roost.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
P.S. Did you all notice the cover of this month's QST? Is he facing true
north?
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From: "W5JMW" <w5jmw@cableone.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 7:24 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] birds on the elements
> Hello to all.I am getting ready to put up a t-10.The weather is getting
> about right.I re-worked the tower about 3 months ago.I had a kma-5054 that
> I
> re-built after loosing 2 elements from birds.WELL,again missing 2 elements
> from birds.They gather on every inch of every element.It is really a sight
> to see.It is comming down next week.I will ga back with a 6 meter gp.I do
> not want the same thing to happen on the t-10.Does the owl work? where do
> you get them? what else works to keep birds away from the perch besides a
> shotgun,hi.. 73 john
>
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