[TowerTalk] Potential New FCC Tower Construction Threat

[Don Havlicek]

Let us not forget to cut down all those trees so the birds don't crash 
into those dangerous branches and leaves.
Don
N8DE

Vic wrote:

><snip> The USFWS is estimating between 4 and 50 million bird collisions with communications towers each year
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>That's a pretty dramatic spread - even in statistical process control those figures would be thrown out -- one would think the USFWS could do better with the math on that one -- 
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>Bird collisions with towers ?? wahtta load of horse dunky -- in 40 years of my tower life I've never seen a Mr. Magoo bird injured, maimed, or do damage to itself with a collision into a tower -- most birds I have at my QTH do more damage to the objects below the antenna-tower with the deposits of you know what.. not to mention the bent elements over the years from those "dangerous doves"  .. 
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>What's next ??  ban on domestic cats ??  I can say with certain the cat next door has sent more birds to the great beyond than my towers, wires or antennas ever did ... 
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>TNX Rick it is interesting to see the national priority changes with the new incoming congress  -- will have to keep a satirical eye on this one -- 
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>didadit -- de Vic - WB4SLM EM82dp //
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