Topband: Why do rodents eat coax?

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

I use Phyllistran guy wires here but never run them to the ground as a 
simple brush fire could bring your towers down. Always have at least a 
3O foot steel guy wire for the last section so you guys will survive.  
If you have the unusual situation where some rodents will try to climb 
the guys just put a large funnel on the wire backward so they can't ever 
pass that.

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ

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> I have this same problem all the time,  I tried to put a BOG out, made 
> of teflon wire,
> thinking they would not eat teflon,  it lasted a few days and was chewed
> In pieces,   Coax the same,
> Latest I found is my phyllistran guy wires are all chewed near the 
> bottom,
> herds of deer are the problem with that,  anything on the ground is done
> away with by mongoose.
> I have found no solution,  only sunny part is the deer keep me in 
> steaks and
> burger all year round,   mongoose is good for nothing.
> Merv K9FD/KH6
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> I can't afford to spend $150 each time an animal feasts on it. I need 
> to do something different! Incidentally, the beverage still has great 
> directivity, but signals are very weak with the bad cable. It is 
> barely useable now as a result. 73 Dave K1WHS
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