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Re: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely g

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely get rid of this?
From: Max Cotton <M0GHQ@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 05:27:26 +0000
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Just use a power hose at a distance during the early morning when they are 
sleepy, cheap and reasonably safe, the nest is only made from 'paper'.
Alternatively, which is more eco friendly, if they are not actually causing any 
problem just leave them there, Hornets rarely forage within their own territory 
and will keep other Hornets and wasps out of the area. It is very unlikely that 
you will ever be stung by your Hornets unless you do anything silly.
73 Max M0GHQ

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From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Bob Shohet, 
KQ2M <kq2m@kq2m.com>
Sent: 25 July 2019 21:51
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely get 
rid of this?

This is a first at my station....  a large Hornet Nest on the end of the Boom 
of my lowest Hygain 105CA (5L 10 meter Yagi) on my 100’ Rohn 45 tower.

The nest is located on the underside of the end of the boom (24’ long) and 1st 
director, which puts the nest about 12‘ from the center of the tower and 23’ 
above ground.

Does anyone have any experience successfully dealing with this situation?  I 
would appreciate learning how you killed the hornets and got rid of the nest 
without getting hurt or doing anything dangerous.

Tnx & 73

Bob KQ2M
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