Have you tried pizza. (jk-leaning tower reference).
Is it illegal to discharge a firearm in your town?
Rock salt shotgun worked for me in prior QTH. Took two rounds twice, but turkey
vultures wised up and moved on.
AG6CX
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> On Aug 2, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Gary K9GS <garyk9gs@wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I like this idea and was going to suggest it but be careful which
> monofilament fishing line you choose.
>
> Some are designed to disintegrate in sunlight; it protects fish and wildlife
> from discarded fishing line. I would see if there is listing for a local
> wildlife or pest control company that specializes in birds.
>
>
>> On 8/2/2016 8:33 PM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>> 80# test monofilament fishing line strung above the boom as you suggest may
>> work. Maybe a simple parallel strand 3" above the elements tied to a plastic
>> standoff on the element end. It might need intermediate supports for long
>> or sagging elements. It is strung overhead every few feet in outdoor
>> restaurants. The birds can't see it but soon learn not to go there.
>>
>> Grant KZ1W
>>
>>> On 8/2/2016 16:18 PM, StellarCAT wrote:
>>> my experience has been that rotating only works for a while- they get use
>>> to it ... I've had literally hundreds of birds on antennas at one time ...
>>> never had any damage...but here in my new location in upstate SC I have 3
>>> VERY large turkey vultures in the back corner of our 11 acres ... near the
>>> back tower - I'll probably need to get rid of them before finishing the
>>> planned 2 towers with stacks... I absolutely DON'T want damage to those
>>> antennas.
>>>
>>> I wonder if one could run a dacron rope - well no - good idea but it
>>> wouldn't fully cover everything - I was thinking of running a 1/8" dacron
>>> rope taut between the ends of the boom about 3" above it - this would keep
>>> them from at least landing on the boom I believe... but I'd rather have
>>> them land there then on the elements.
>>>
>>> I had read somewhere - was it on here? To hang a CD on a string - drill the
>>> CD offset from the center so that it constantly twists - and the
>>> reflections will ward them off ... not sure if that would work all the time
>>> but might work during daylight hours. Seems birds tend to 'sit' on lines at
>>> sunset so that probably wouldn't work then.
>>>
>>> Maybe a wireless speaker? Play predator bird sounds through it? Cannon?
>>>
>>> The problem is whatever you do needs to be constant - so anything that
>>> involves yourself isn't going to work as they'll just be there when you're
>>> not.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>> K9RX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Tom_N2SR
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 12:15 PM
>>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Birds and the Leaning Tower
>>>
>>>
>>> Same here. I normally see the turkey buzzards after a morning rain or
>>> when there is dew, when they will sit at the top of the mast and at the
>>> ends of the boom with their wing unfurled, probably trying to dry them off.
>>> One time I think I had 8 of them up there. I wonder if it's good luck?
>>> Since the feedline to the 2 element 40 is under the boom, there are no
>>> issues with claws damaging it. When I installed the C31XR at 80 feet, and
>>> the feedlines wrap around to the top side of the boom (because of the ring
>>> rotator), I placed a piece of Dacron rope between the boom truss and the
>>> boom (vertically) to keep larger birds from trying to land there and
>>> damaging the coax.
>>> I've never had a problem with a large bird trying to land on any of the
>>> elements. Maybe they have tried in the past and have felt that it was
>>> unstable.
>>> They also do not like to be "rotated." After once or twice they typically
>>> go somewhere else.
>>> Tom, N2SR
>>>
>>> From: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>
>>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2016 11:33 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Birds and the Leaning Tower
>>>
>>> Lately a lot of turkey vultures enjoy sitting on my upper antennas. They
>>> are fairly large and not very nice looking. I do not think that there is
>>> any way to keep birds off. If the element turned on the boom you can
>>> temporary fix it by tossing a rope around the higher end and pulling it
>>> level. For a more permanent solution you may have to use better clamps. If
>>> the aluminum physically bent it is either a soft grade or too small. An
>>> element truss can also help.
>>>
>>> GL
>>> John
>>>
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