As referred to in another post I made, the loyal contingent at PVRC located
a picture of some hundreds of blackbirds parked on his yagis. Check out
http://users.erols.com/n3rr/photos/birds.jpg
Is it birds vs. antennas, or birds at home on antennas?
73, Guy.
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <crb@nanoteq.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 1:24 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Birds vs. antennas
>
> Greetings, TowerTalkians --
>
> I got the following message from Chris, ZS6EZ. I remember a letter
from
> the Audobon Society or bird researcher about towers in bird flightways but
I
> don't have a copy of it. Can someone help Chris? (Fred's probably got a
copy
> of it.) Thanks to all for your help.
>
> Goes to show that you can be fighting your neighbors anywhere in the
> world when it comes to towers and antennas.
>
> Cheers, Steve K7LXC
>
> >I have a favour to ask. I need to get some quantitative information on
the
> >bird strike hazard for rotary aluminium antennas. The ZS8 management
> >committee is refusing to allow ZS8D to erect his beam, because they fear
> >that the poor birds will be decapitated. They previously had trouble
with
> >wire antennas, but I cannot imagine any sane bird impaling itself on a
> >tribander!
> >
> >Could you please let me know if you have a good source of info, or put
this
> >request on the Reflector?
>
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