[TowerTalk] Fwd: Bye Bye Birdies

[Hans Hammarquist]

 No, MYLAR does NOT conduct. It's an excellent dielectric. Metalized MYLAR on the other end conduct, the metalization that is.

Hans - N2JFS

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Shirley WJ4X <wj4x at amsat.org>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, Dec 28, 2012 5:31 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bye Bye Birdies


Remember that mylar conducts electricity and may affect your SWR...

73!
 -Adam
  WJ4X

On 12/28/2012 5:13 PM, aa6dx at arrl.net wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/GoAwayBirds
> 
> Rite Aid Drugs super New Years Sale ... to keep the birds off the aerials?  
Trubbbble being that product uses Mylar.... BUT, ???
> 
> Flash Tape is a visual bird deterrent made from an iridescent red and silver 
Mylar film used to scare birds. Flash Tape comes in a roll of 50 feet by 1 inche 
wide. You simply tie or tape strips of Flash Tape to areas where birds have 
become a problem, and the wind and sun will move and reflect off the tape 
creating a visual and audible disturbance in the area that birds will avoid. 
> Hmmmm... the time of  year for birds in love is coming soon ...
> 
> ANY IDEARZ?  73, HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Mark  AA6DX
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