[TowerTalk] Fwd: Canada geese

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

You don't put anything metal or wires any where near a receiving array 
if you can avoid it.


On 2/16/2018 6:41 AM, Hans Hammarquist via TowerTalk wrote:
>   My suggestion: Electric fence! I have that to avoid nosy neighbors. They sell the electric parts at farmers stores. Gives a noticeable but harmless electric shock when you touch the wire. I belive it will work for geese too and nasty ground dwellers as well. I don't know what your installation looks like but a wire close to the coax but still in the air could do. Just don't let the wire touch the ground as that will take the "treatment" away.
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> The modern electric fence don't emit RFI any longer asthey don't work with the very short pulses they used to use.
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> Tell us how what you did that fixed it.
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> 73 de,
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> Hans - N2JFS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark N2QT via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
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> Sent: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 8:25
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Canada geese
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> We live near a pond frequented by Canada geese. My 9 circle receive array has antennas near the pond. The RG6 feedline has been chewed through on three ofthese. The feedline is buried with only about 18 in. protruding to allow the connectionto the antenna,  and the exposed section was covered with half inch plastic split loom.The split loom is abraded and pulled off the feedline when this occurs.  Since this not where squirrels are out, and the ground hogs appear to still be hibernating I think the culprit is a goose.  The coax looks more like it is pulled apart than cut. Has anyone had a similar occurrence?I’m curious since my countermeasures would vary depending on the critter. (And noI can’t shoot them, there are too many and they’re protected as migratory birds, eventhough they never leave). Mark. N2QT______________________________________________________________________________________________TowerTalk mailing listTowerTalk at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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