Bob,
I too have lots of deer ticks here in the Santa Cruz Mountains. One bite
swells my leg up the size of a small melon. During winter and spring I wear
garden clothes which I have sprayed with permethrin. I use the Sawyer brand
pump spray. It is deadly to ticks on contact. Also deadly to cats and
dogs, so keep your critters away when spraying it. I hang the clothes
(shirt, pants, sox, boots, hat) on a tree limb, spray them and when dry,
hang them in the garage. When I wear these treated clothes playing with
wire antennas I get no tick bites!
73,
Steve
N6SJ
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-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
kq2m@kq2m.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 5:19 AM
To: sawyered@earthlink.net
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in forests
and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.
Hi Ed,
Thank you for that info. My beverages, aka "Tree-catchers", worked well in
the past but they were excruciating to maintain constantly. Then when the
Deer Tick population exploded about 20 years ago, it became hazardous. I
have been avoiding that ever since but realize that I may have no choice
except to reconsider.
73
Bob, KQ2M
On 2021-12-07 14:42, sawyered@earthlink.net wrote:
> Bob, I have a similar situation here. I just run the beverage wire
> approximately following the ground contour - however steep and
> undulating - about 6 - 8 ft off of the ground. My ground is thin
> topsoil over ledge.
> Beverages low poor ground conductivity.
>
>
>
> Ed N1UR
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in
> forests and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.
>
> Date: 2021-12-06 15:18
>
> From: kq2m@kq2m.com <mailto:kq2m@kq2m.com>
>
> To: john@kk9a.com <mailto:john@kk9a.com> , towetalk@contesting.com
> <mailto:towetalk@contesting.com>
>
>
>
> TY Alan and John for that. Unfortunately my ledge has little if any
> ground conductivity and is extremely uneven with 45+ degree hills and
> ridges and ravine dropoffs everywhere. The only areas that are flat
> enough are either on my neighbors lawns or my septic field or far too
> close to my transmit antennas. And none of that will work.
>
>
>
> It's quite a challenge here!
>
>
>
> 73
>
>
>
> Bob, KQ2M
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