[TowerTalk] Birds and the Leaning Tower

[Richard Thorne]

I'm lucky, I have real Great Horn Owl's and Hawk's that hang out on the 
boom's of the yagi's on my towers.

I don't have a bird issue.

Rich


On 8/2/2016 10:14 AM, Joe K2UF wrote:
>   
>   I have had some luck with a fiberglass owl.  I think it depends on the bird
> species.
>
> Good luck,
>
> 73  Joe K2UF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dave
> Leisman
> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 10:32 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Birds and the Leaning Tower
>
>
>
>
> Got a very different question for the group.  I have a couple of very large
> antennas, one a 3 element 40 meter yagi and the other a 3 element full size
> 30 meter yagi.  My problem is the birds which hang around these antennas.  I
> realize the antennas are a great place for birds to land and scope out prey
> below, but the other day a rather large bird tried to land on the end of one
> of the elements of my 40 meter beam and bent it down almost to a 90 degree
> angle. Now I can either take the antenna down (no small job), fix it and re-
> raise it, or I can hire a manlift (no small expense) and do it mid-air
> myself.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions how I might keep the birds away from my
> antennas so I can avoid this kind of hassle in the future?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dave, W8QW
>
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