At 9:06 PM -0800 03/26/2001, "Jim McDonald" <n7us@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Hawks have taken a liking to my Force-12 Magnum 340. Sitting on the boom
> doesn't worry me, but that's not the case with the elements. Would a
> plastic owl keep them off?
Plastic owls scare away what a real owl would scare away. Songbirds
and hawks are not the natural prey of owls, so are unaffected. On the
other hand, you won't have any trouble with mice or snakes on your
antennas.
73, Dick
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