Ultra sonic projectors or yelpers of one kind or another have been mentioned for ridding birds from towers. I have looked on-line and see a myriad of these things. I would like to buy one. Did I also
Hi Mike, We have installed for a client of ours a modified ultrasonic based system of Wailer. Their website as follows: http://www.scaringbirds.com/index.html The system was installed on a 68m off-sh
Mike (and anyone else if interested) I may have forgotten to mention that any highly repetitive sound will condition the birds and lose effectiveness over time. Random or pseudo random sequencing is
I worked in marine research for a number or years and we used a stainless steel spike system along the surfaces we didn't want any birds to land. http://www.birdbgone.com/?gclid=CPLO6sm99LoCFclQOgodH
Now, that would not be a good thing for our antennas, nor was it good for areas we had to put our hands and/or feet. I started using tie wraps with the tail sticking up. That kept the birds at bay an
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 h
What can happen if the person using this advice miss several of those pellets and those pellets find their target in the coaxial of the tribander, or 3 elements 40m, is a risk ? or bad luck J.
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:08:00 -0500
A typical pellet can not only penetrate coax, it can often does have enough energy left out to several hundred feet that it can penetrate antenna elements if hit square on. I have 2 of the little 177
I pop at varmits using a 22 with a scope and it is EASY to make sure that you miss the coax or antenna - just don't shoot if there is a chance of hitting them. last use 22 shorts or 22 CB-CAP rounds
I was asked about the spacing of the ties. Roosting marine birds are usually large so I spaced the ties every 2-3". It was easy and inexpensive. I spaced them closer together at home because it is pi
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 ar
Mirko, Only if you like to eat the ones that don't get away, HI! Chuck J.Hector Garcia XE2K / AD6D Mexicali B.C DM22fp / El Centro P.O.Box 73 El Centro CA 92244-0073 <http://xe2k.net>http://xe2k.net
The tie wraps are a good idea...they most likely won't last a terribly long time in the Florida sun, but better than nothing. I will try them on my recv loop...it has been a popular perch for osprey