[TowerTalk] Unusual bird problem - Bird stuck in mast

[Clint Talmadge]

Wes brings up a good question. Why don't most hams cap the mast. My last two towers (and the one I am working on now) have had caps.  I use a fence post cap which has a set screw in the side.  I think I got the first one at a local hardware store, but Lowe's and that other HIW store carry them. I did it to keep the squirrels from filling them with acorns, but I guess it would stop the bird "situation" also.

Clint - W5CPT

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wes Attaway (N5WA) 
  To: 'K8RI on TowerTalk' ; TOWERTALK at contesting.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Unusual bird problem - Bird stuck in mast


  One potential problem with this thread is that some bird lover
  fanatic will pick it up and become concerned.  The concern could
  lead to a movement to force all hams to plug the tops of their
  masts.