[Towertalk] Rats with wings!!!

[Mark]

Whats youse needz youse   ....  Cut loose fitting slices, 3' to a foot each,
of PVC pipe ..and place over elements/boom... birds can't roost, `cuz they
fall off ... worky worky.
73 --- Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Heidtmann" <n4vhk@summitschool.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 9:10 AM
Subject: [Towertalk] Rats with wings!!!


> OK, guys, I've had it- Have been fighting pigeons on the antenna for
> awhile- I've broken down and ordered a dummy Owl- Someone tell me that
> this works, or any better idea so they dont sit on the elements- we're
> talking a roost of 20-25 birds on my F12 C4E- They are straying out
> towards the tips and have already bent one element slightly.
> Not to mention the pigeon droppings on the roof of my house.
> Small caliber firearms wont work in my downtown neighborhood-
>
> Thanks-
> Henry, N4VHK
>
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