I had a bad pigeon infestation in a city house and was advised of two
principles of deterring bird roosting -
1. Collections of guano indicates to birds it is a safe roost. So,
pressure washing an area regularly helps. A little difficult with an
antenna.
2. Leaving a dead bird in the roost is a strong deterrent to roosting.
This worked extremely well for me in two situations, lead poisoning as
mentioned and leaving the carcass in place. That would take a bit of
work on a tower or antenna boom, however.
Grant KZ1W
On 11/20/2013 11:16 PM, Chuck Smallhouse wrote:
I've been very successful in discouraging the roosting of large
avians, on my antenna systems with the use of a pellet rifle.
It has the advantage of being quiet and not disturbing the neighbors.
A high quality one, with a 4 power scope is < $130, when on sale.
I consider these large birds in the same vein as rat and mice
infestations. I expect flames from the tree huggers !
Chuck, W7CS
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