[TowerTalk] birds on the elements

[Gene Smar]

John:

     Others on here have offered in the past the suggestion to use 
monofiliment fishing line as a truss from the end of the boom to the mast. 
Makes it difficult for the critters to roost.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F
P.S. Did you all notice the cover of this month's QST?  Is he facing true 
north?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W5JMW" <w5jmw at cableone.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 7:24 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] birds on the elements


> Hello to all.I am getting ready to put up a t-10.The weather is getting
> about right.I re-worked the tower about 3 months ago.I had a kma-5054 that 
> I
> re-built after loosing 2 elements from birds.WELL,again missing 2 elements
> from birds.They gather on every inch of every element.It is really a sight
> to see.It is comming down next week.I will ga back with a 6 meter gp.I do
> not want the same thing to happen on the t-10.Does the owl work? where do
> you get them? what else works to keep birds away from the perch besides a
> shotgun,hi..  73 john
>


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