[TowerTalk] Re: Topband: Critters Eating Cables

[GALE STEWARD]

The moth ball ploy really works!  I managed to get a
family of groundhogs to vacate their "home" under one
of my sheds by throwing a bunch of moth balls under
the building (it's on concrete blocks).  I only used
about half a box.  I have a remote, relay switched
matching network assembly for my lowband vertical
(80/160).  I used to have a problems with ants & small
spiders getting up under the lid and making themselves
at home among the relays.  I put some moth balls in a
small plastic cup and placed it in the inclosure and
haven't had any insect problems since.  

73, Stew  K3ND

  
--- TNeill1648@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I thought I would share my thoughts and inject some
> "country wisdom" since I 
> live on a farm had for years had a major problem
> with various critters eating 
> my coax and rotor cables.
> 
> Several years ago I had a bad experience with a
> large snake that crawled on 
> my back patio.  After getting the snake off the
> bricks with water from a 
> garden hose I put one of my trusty 12 gauge shotguns
> to work and that 
> concluded that episode.
> 
> I was telling several guys what happened at the
> farmers co-op and they  
> shared their "country wisdom" on keeping snakes away
> from the house and I 
> must admit, that it works.  It is very simple. 
> Periodically spread a few 
> moth balls around the foundation of your house or
> around your fence by your 
> house.  I tried this and that was the end of snakes,
> skunks, and assorted 
> other critters around the house.
> 
> A few weeks later, I was checking my RG-17 coax
> where it runs up the tower 
> nd noticed that it was almost eaten through by some
> critter.  I took a 
> coffee can that is about 1 quart in size and punched
> holes in the bottom of 
> the can so it would drain moisture.  The top of the
> can was sealed with the 
> plastic top that comes with the coffee can.  The can
> was filled with moth 
> balls and wired to the tower leg where the coax
> comes out of the ground from 
> 4 inch conduit.  About once per quarter I change the
> moth balls and that has 
> been the end of critters chewing on my hardline and
> coax.
> For what it's worth.  73s all
> 
> Tom, K4XG
> 
> 
> 
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