On 2/19/2011 7:24 PM, W5JMW wrote:
> 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
The shotgun is likely to shorten more elements than the birds. <:-))
I haven't lost any elements, but a group of Cormorants overnighting on
the boom truss for my 7L 6-meter Yagi broke the truss which dropped down
over the driven element on the tribander putting both out of business.
73
Roger (K8RI)
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