[ADXA] Vicious Varmit

[sbranyan at cox.net]

Impossible for me at normal conversation rhythm. LOL

 

73,

Scott

 

From: Joel Harrison <w5znjoel at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2026 8:27 PM
To: sbranyan at cox.net
Cc: Joel Harrison <w5znjoel at gmail.com>; adxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Vicious Varmit

 



I tried to say that six times !!! 😂

 

On Jan 19, 2026, at 8:23 PM, sbranyan at cox.net <mailto:sbranyan at cox.net>  wrote:



Could be a woodchuck How many cables could a woodchuck chuck …?

 

73,

Scott/W5AAJ

 

From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>  <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> > On Behalf Of Joel Harrison
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2026 7:16 PM
To: Charles McKenzie <kf5tl at outlook.com <mailto:kf5tl at outlook.com> >
Cc: adxa at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net> 
Subject: Re: [ADXA] Vicious Varmit

 

It is. What you don’t see are the teeth marks on the cable outside the photo.

 

 






On Jan 19, 2026, at 6:27 PM, Charles McKenzie <kf5tl at outlook.com <mailto:kf5tl at outlook.com> > wrote:

 Don’t look like 4 legged varmit work.  

73

KF5TL 

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On Jan 19, 2026, at 6:16 PM, Randell Curtis, W5ZJ via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net> > wrote:

 

 

WOW! That rascal had an attitude. I would suggest pouring out a bag of corn to attract the rats,mice, squirrels, or coon that did that. If it was a coyote, the corn will attract rats, mice, squirrels or coons tor the coyote to eat. Of course it may be a Squatch with a bad attitude.  I haven't had much experience dealing with those Maybe just leave him a whole roll of feedline a peanut butter sammich, and a nice note.  

 

Randy/W5ZJ animal control. 

On Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 5:01 PM, w5znjoel at gmail.com <mailto:w5znjoel at gmail.com>  <w5znjoel at gmail.com <mailto:w5znjoel at gmail.com> > wrote: 

 

To: 'adxa'

I fired up all the low band receive antennas about 45 minutes ago to check noise floor readings and run through all the antennas to make sure everything was "normal". The N and NE directions on the BSEF-8 160 array were noisy and poping like QRN so I knew something was up and I took a walk in the nice, warm 32 degree weather and 10 mph north wind to see what’s up.

 

With all of my receive antennas deployed I have around 7,500 feet of RG-6 and RG-11 cable. Since I take things up in late spring, I just lay all the cables on top of the ground. I use flooded cable because I occasionally will have some bite marks on one or two of the cables, but nothing that is severe or needing repair

 

When I got out to the array and started walking down the individual elements, I discovered one VERY PO’ed varmit had strolled through and didn’t like the fact the cable was not dinner and took its anger and frustration out on the tuned input boxes and cable on two of the elements.

 

Nice timing just before the CQWW 160 contest this weekend but at least this didn’t happen during the contest and I have time for repairs.

 

73 Joel W5ZN

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