Topband: Fw: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?

[Garry Shapiro]

The "common wisdom" passed to me is that they don't like PE as well as 
they like PVC. However, all my PE-jacketed coax rotator loops 130' up on 
a redwood tree were munched to oblivion in the past year. They are being 
held together with Scotch 33 until I can pull everything down this 
Spring. And Press of The Wireman told me the varmints like PE only 
slightly less than they like PVC. We are supposedly looking into 
armoring the coax with SS braid!

Most coatings wash off in the rains. I have no idea what the ultimate 
solution might be.

Garry, NI6T

On 3/12/2012 6:21 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Speaking of tongue in cheek, I'll bite.  Has anyone found a wire covering
> that the critters do not like to lunch on, or are they using it for dental
> floss ?
>
> 73
> Bruce
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Smith N4ZR"<n4zr at contesting.com>
> To:<topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Deterring Critters was:Re: How Good is Good Enough?
>
>
>> F'heaven's sake, Garry, I meant naive about how widely they range in the
>> East, and it was all tongue in cheek, from beginning to end.
>>
>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at
>> www.conteststations.com
>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
>> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
>> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
>> arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>>
>>
>> On 3/12/2012 4:31 PM, Garry Shapiro wrote:
>>> Westerners naive about coyotes? That is an interesting concept. DC and
>>> NYC are within the natural range of coyotes, but I have serious doubts
>>> about England.
>>>
>>> Coyote urine may "work", but it did not keep my feedlines from being
>>> chewed by (eastern) Grey Squirrels that have displaced the native brown
>>> units.
>>>
>>> Garry, NI6T
>>>
>>> On 3/12/2012 1:01 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>>>> Man, you Westerners are naive!  We even have coyotes in downtown
>>>> Washington and New York City.  Ratty looking, but out there hunting.
>>>> Anyhow, the general idea is pick something the the wee beasties don't
>>>> like, and lay it on!
>>>>
>>>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>>> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at
>>>> www.conteststations.com
>>>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
>>>> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
>>>> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
>>>> arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 3/12/2012 3:57 PM, Garry Shapiro wrote:
>>>>> My experience with canid (coyote and wolf) urines suggests that if
>>>>> canids are not the local predator of interest--coyotes in England?--it
>>>>> may not work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Garry, NI6T
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3/12/2012 6:15 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>>>>>> Two words - coyote urine.  Seriously .... the local Southern States
>>>>>> sells a critter repellent based on dried coyote urine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In our case, the biggest critter problem with my BOG so far has been
>>>>>> deer - tangle-footed beasts!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73, Pete N4ZR
>>>>>> The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at
>>>>>> www.conteststations.com
>>>>>> The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at
>>>>>> reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
>>>>>> spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
>>>>>> arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/12/2012 9:11 AM, Tracey Gardner wrote:
>>>>>>> I'd be interested to  know what "critter/rodent" damage these BOGs
>>>>>>> get?
>>>>>>> My experience, in the UK, of leaving the last 60m of my Beverage
>>>>>>> lying on
>>>>>>> the ground for a few days, is that the insulation got chewed through
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> seven places.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would be interested in trying a BOG but I have a feeling that it
>>>>>>> wouldn't
>>>>>>> last long here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 73s Tracey G5VU
>>>>>>>
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