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Subject: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Canada geese
From: Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Hans Hammarquist <hanslg@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:41:53 -0500
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 My suggestion: Electric fence! I have that to avoid nosy neighbors. They sell 
the electric parts at farmers stores. Gives a noticeable but harmless electric 
shock when you touch the wire. I belive it will work for geese too and nasty 
ground dwellers as well. I don't know what your installation looks like but a 
wire close to the coax but still in the air could do. Just don't let the wire 
touch the ground as that will take the "treatment" away.


The modern electric fence don't emit RFI any longer asthey don't work with the 
very short pulses they used to use.



Tell us how what you did that fixed it.


73 de,


Hans - N2JFS

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark N2QT via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 8:25
Subject: [TowerTalk] Canada geese

We live near a pond frequented by Canada geese. My 9 circle receive array has 
antennas near the pond. The RG6 feedline has been chewed through on three 
ofthese. The feedline is buried with only about 18 in. protruding to allow the 
connectionto the antenna,  and the exposed section was covered with half inch 
plastic split loom.The split loom is abraded and pulled off the feedline when 
this occurs.  Since this not where squirrels are out, and the ground hogs 
appear to still be hibernating I think the culprit is a goose.  The coax looks 
more like it is pulled apart than cut. Has anyone had a similar occurrence?I’m 
curious since my countermeasures would vary depending on the critter. (And noI 
can’t shoot them, there are too many and they’re protected as migratory birds, 
eventhough they never leave). Mark. 
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