It may prompt the birds to mate. Lol
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> On Nov 13, 2013, at 21:55, Mike Fahmie <wa6zty@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I'm wondering if the supersonic squawker devices that are purported to repel
> 4 legged vermin might work for birds too.
>
> -mike-
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz@gmail.com>
>> To: Tower Talk <towertalk@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 131, Issue 35
>>
>>
>> My friend has a SteppIR on a Tilt Plate. When the big birds land
>> on an element, they get very confused as the antenna starts to tilt !!
>>
>> The Hawks though do keep the smaller birds at bay.
>>
>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>
>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Larry Stowell <lclarks@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have the turkey buzzard problem except mine like the ride, never move
>>> when the antenna is moving( they don't have to turn there heads for a 360
>>> view).
>>>
>>> The leaves are off the tall oak close to the tower so now maybe they will
>>> go back to it. It's taller than the tower. They don't roost if the tower is
>>> cranked down.
>>>
>>> I'll be bringing it down and tilt it over and pressure wash the booms
>>> (Tennadyne T-8).
>>>
>>> 73 Larry K1ZW
>>>
>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:19:28 -0500 (EST)
>>> From: jcjacobsen@q.com
>>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Birds n towers
>>> Message-ID:
>>> <1005773060.933654.1384352368262.JavaMail.root@md07.quartz.synacor.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Don't mess with Mother Nature.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> K9WN Jake
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:46:18 -0600
>>> From: GARY HUBER <glhuber@msn.com>
>>> To: "TT TowerTalk" <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Birds n towers
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>>>
>>> I never found a good solution to roosting birds except turning the beam
>>> frequently to get the turkey buzzards to leave just as soon as they started
>>> using the TH-7 boom and driven element. 1 KW CW on 20 M may have also
>>> helped. I also had several Great Gray owls using the TH-7 at 50' at night,
>>> leaving small animal carcasses and the pellets of owl dung at the tower
>>> base. When I recently took the the TH-7 and Rohn 45-G down after
>>> twenty-seven years in the air, the corrosive effects of bird dung was
>>> evident; stainless steel was corroded and galvanized steel was etched and
>>> beginning to rust. Red tailed hawks do keep the other birds away and may
>>> have the least negative impact on your aerial equipment as a result.
>>>
>>>
>>> 73 ES DX,
>>> Gary -- AB9M
>>>
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