[TowerTalk] Hornet Nest on the End of the Boom - How do you safely get rid of this?

Mac libbysales at austin.rr.com
Thu Jul 25 18:32:39 EDT 2019


I'm confused, first this is a 100' Rohn 45 tower, next the boom is at 
23' above ground..

But i will follow this thread with interest and see what all is offered 
up to solve the situation with keen interest...

good luck:  mac/mc

On 7/25/2019 3:51 PM, Bob Shohet, KQ2M wrote:
> This is a first at my station....  a large Hornet Nest on the end of the Boom of my lowest Hygain 105CA (5L 10 meter Yagi) on my 100’ Rohn 45 tower.
>
> The nest is located on the underside of the end of the boom (24’ long) and 1st director, which puts the nest about 12‘ from the center of the tower and 23’ above ground.
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> Does anyone have any experience successfully dealing with this situation?  I would appreciate learning how you killed the hornets and got rid of the nest without getting hurt or doing anything dangerous.
>
> Tnx & 73
>
> Bob KQ2M
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