Belgian starlings are doing better Blake.......
When rotating the beam, when they sit on the far end of the elements, they
just move inwards all together, untill the centifugal force does'nt disturb
them any more.
I do not talk about the famous PICASO they paint on the nearby wall.....
Have fun Blake
Jos on4kj
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blake M. Meinecke" <n4gi@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:03 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data
onTowersvs.Birds...
> For the past 8 months, I've had an osprey roosting on top of my mast every
> night. As an experiment, I once turned the rotor and went outside to see
if
> it scared it away. Neither the rotation, nor the brake clacking will make
> it leave. It just sits there riding along...
>
> Perhaps I'll take some video and send it up to Meet-Chicken State. I
figure
> that scientific study oughta net me at least 50 grand, right? :-)
>
> Maybe Rohn should get into ecological consulting on the side?
>
> Blake N4GI
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Warnock" <k7xn@cox.net>
> To: <BobK8IA@aol.com>; <stevekz9g@verizon.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data on
> Towersvs.Birds...
>
>
> > Towers vs birds.....and the problem is??????? What birds?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <BobK8IA@aol.com>
> > To: <stevekz9g@verizon.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 1:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gov't Study to Collect Empirical Data on Towers
> > vs.Birds...
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 9/18/2003 12:42:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> > > stevekz9g@verizon.net writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > The Mobile Radio Technology Bulletin has reported that the FCC has
> > signed
> > > > an
> > > > agreement Wednesday with the State of Michigan to gather and collect
> > collect
> > > > empirical data on towers vs. birds as the State builds out its
> statewide
> > > > public safety communications system.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > The system has been fully built for several years now. I was the QA
> > > consultant for the microwave portion of the project, a 182 tower,
$185M
> > 800 Mhz digital
> > > trunked radio system for the State. If I recall the last tower was
built
> > in
> > > 2000 in the UP.
> > >
> > > I finished my work on the project in June 2002 and moved to AZ in Sept
> > 2002.
> > > I guess I got the heck out of MI before this bird nonsense started.
Good
> > thing
> > > I did. What a waste of money that kind of study will be.
> > >
> > > (You "animals before people" type dont even bother wasting the
bandwidth
> > in
> > > flaming me, Misguided souls you are!)
> > >
> > > Bob K8IA
> > > nr Apache Jctn, AZ
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> > > See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers",
"Wireless
> > Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with
> any
> > questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
> > >
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