[Antennas] Roosting birds

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Invest in a shot gun and some bird shot.  Quite effective.

Sincerely,

Dr. William J. Schmidt, II  K9HZ
Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC

Email: bill at wjschmidt.com
WebPage: www.wjschmidt.com

"It's not what you take with you... but what you leave behind that counts. 
Live each day as if it were your last."


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel Vance" <icra at galaxynet.com>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Roosting birds


> Another idea for your fruit trees...may work on an antenna but generate 
> complaints
> from your neighbors....
>
> Hang those wonderful AOL CDs that you get in the mail or CDs that did not 
> burn
> correctly. Must be done right after the tree stops flowering and be done 
> so they
> move freely. Over time, the coating will fall off, so they should be 
> replaced each
> year to work at peak efficiency. Should be placed as high in the tree as 
> you can get
> it.
>
> They work by creating a 'flash' of reflected light as they move in the 
> breeze or as
> the supporting limb moves when a bird lands on it.
>
> Only really good way I have found to keep crows out of the cherry trees I 
> have now
> and the pear and apple trees I used to have ('dwarf' pear that grew too 
> tall and was
> in the way of my beam.....'dwarf' trees only stay 'dwarf' if they are 
> pruned each
> year).
>
> Having found that painting your antennas black makes them harder to see 
> and cuts
> down on the complaints from neighbors, the 'split loom' options sounds 
> like
> something I may try next year.....cut the visibility and keep birds off at 
> the same
> time....kill 2 birds with 1 stone, hi hi.
>
> Mel
> N7OKL
>
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