Hi Steve,
Thank you for your reply and that information!
I recently bought Permethrin and a pump spray for that purpose. I just
haven't used it yet. :-)
I need to sacrifice a few pairs of pants, shirts, socks, etc. Thanks for
the suggestion on how to spray them - keeping them in the garage is a
good idea. LOL!
Tnx & 73
Bob, KQ2M
On 2021-12-08 17:55, Steve Jones wrote:
Bob,
I too have lots of deer ticks here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One
bite
swells my leg up the size of a small melon. During winter and spring I
wear
garden clothes which I have sprayed with permethrin. I use the Sawyer
brand
pump spray. It is deadly to ticks on contact. Also deadly to cats and
dogs, so keep your critters away when spraying it. I hang the clothes
(shirt, pants, sox, boots, hat) on a tree limb, spray them and when
dry,
hang them in the garage. When I wear these treated clothes playing
with
wire antennas I get no tick bites!
73,
Steve
N6SJ
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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
kq2m@kq2m.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 5:19 AM
To: sawyered@earthlink.net
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in
forests
and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.
Hi Ed,
Thank you for that info. My beverages, aka "Tree-catchers", worked
well in
the past but they were excruciating to maintain constantly. Then when
the
Deer Tick population exploded about 20 years ago, it became hazardous.
I
have been avoiding that ever since but realize that I may have no
choice
except to reconsider.
73
Bob, KQ2M
On 2021-12-07 14:42, sawyered@earthlink.net wrote:
Bob, I have a similar situation here. I just run the beverage wire
approximately following the ground contour - however steep and
undulating - about 6 - 8 ft off of the ground. My ground is thin
topsoil over ledge.
Beverages low poor ground conductivity.
Ed N1UR
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in
forests and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.
Date: 2021-12-06 15:18
From: kq2m@kq2m.com <mailto:kq2m@kq2m.com>
To: john@kk9a.com <mailto:john@kk9a.com> , towetalk@contesting.com
<mailto:towetalk@contesting.com>
TY Alan and John for that. Unfortunately my ledge has little if any
ground conductivity and is extremely uneven with 45+ degree hills and
ridges and ravine dropoffs everywhere. The only areas that are flat
enough are either on my neighbors lawns or my septic field or far too
close to my transmit antennas. And none of that will work.
It's quite a challenge here!
73
Bob, KQ2M
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