[TowerTalk] Woodpeckers and Antennas

[Kirb Nesbitt]

Jim, listen.. if I had a 2' tall woodpecker sitting in the backyard
look'in to "tap" something, I'd be making da!m sure I was wearing all
the WRONG colours before going out to cut the grass!

73,

Kirb - VE6IV
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Jim Jarvis wrote:
> Stew, K3ND, wrote:
>
> Ok guys, time for a new thread. This was a new one on
> me. <snip> This morning as I was walking out the
> driveway, I heard a metallic "rattle" of sorts like
> I'd never heard. <snip> I looked up the tower and there was a
> woodpecker sitting on the boom of the 40-2CD. As I
> watched, he lowered his head and pecked the boom of
> the antenna. It was quite loud but he/she wasn't fazed
> in the least and continued, on and off, for several
> minutes and then flew back into the woods. <snip> 
> Maybe I need a plastic owl up there!
> -0-
>
> Stew,
> You've got bugs living in the boom, and the woody can
> hear 'em in there.  Up in VT, I had a Pileated attacking
> my 402CD @ 90', for a couple of weeks.  Nothing like seeing
> a 2' tall woodpecker whacking away at the boom!  Sounded like
> a damned hammer.  Fortunately, mine had a single piece 1/4" wall 
> boom, so the potential for damage was nil. 
>
> Jim/N2EA 
>
>
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