[TowerTalk] Upgraded Plastic Owl

[Brian Gieryk]

AA battery x 2 = 3.0 VDC, seems like a small solar panel could be in  
order....

Sure would beat climbing the tower once a month to change batteries...

Brian
KE6IYC

On Apr 21, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Jim Hargrave wrote:

> http://www.solutions.com/jump.jsp?itemID=10631&itemType=PRODUCT
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>   * 73's Jim W5IFP *
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 19:07
>> To: k3nd at yahoo.com; TOWERTALK at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Upgraded Plastic Owl
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>> Do you have any info on who or where these are sold?  Does they run  
>> off
>> batteries, worms, or bird seed?  I wonder if they have a solar
>> powered model
>> which would be cool.  I have used the plastic ones here, south
>> of Tampa. The
>> big sea birds ( Osprey ) are NOT fooled by them and in fact,
>> they just sit
>> up there and discuss flood insurance premiums with the owls. It  
>> would be
>> something else if there in fact was one that had MOVEMENT which
>> might make
>> the difference.  - Mike
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of GALE STEWARD
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:56 PM
>> To: towertalk reflector
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Upgraded Plastic Owl
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>>
>> And now for something completely different.
>>
>> I happened to be casually watching a show on HGTV last weekend.
>> I perked up
>> when they started showing a plastic owl. Something we all know and  
>> love!
>>
>> Anyway, the upgraded plastic owl makes owl sounds and the head
>> is motorized
>> so that it swivels back and forth. I don't know how it's powered or  
>> any
>> other technical data. Ought to really scare the pigeons away.
>>
>> Just the antenna system upgraded that I'm sure we're all looking for!
>>
>> Maybe we can get a group discount...
>>
>> 73, Stew K3ND
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