[Boatanchors] Antenna tower problems
David Harmon
[email protected]
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 11:55:38 -0800
Haha....I can hear it now.....Pat Boone's album of 'In A Metal Mood'
That should get the neighbors AND the birds moving....at 130db of
course...
Seriously, a slight metallic clank on the tower leg chases the birds off
immediately.
Perhaps someone could make a small timer operated device that operates a
solenoid
that slightly clanks the tower leg every 3 minutes or so.....
There's a business opportunity for someone.
Regards
Dave Harmon
NSRCA 586
K6XYZ[at]comcast[dot]net
Torrance, Ca.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Markavage
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 9:43 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Antenna tower problems
Put a speaker with there and play some Yanni, John Tesh, or Iron Maiden
music. One of these should get the birds moving.
Pete
On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 23:15:49 -0800 "David Harmon" <[email protected]>
writes:
> Yeah right......I have a 70' crank up and tilt over Tri-Ex with a
> large
> owl on the top of the mast.
> I thought the owl was really working until I noticed all the dead
> birds
> with big grins at the bottom of the tower.
> They all saw that stupid owl and laughed so hard that they lost grip
> on
> the KT34 elements and fell to the cement patio.
> So now I get to sweep up their dead asses and hose the bird poop off
> the
> patio.
>
> The next time I have to crank down the tower, the owl is going in
> the
> trash with his friends.
> Then, at least all I will have to do is hose off the patio.
>
> Oh....forget the amp....I have one and I discovered it acts as a
> laxative on the birds.
> Nix the balloon too...... the patio was really bad....worse than
> ever,
> the birds thought a party was going on so they called in their
> friends.
>
> Ya can't win.
>
> Regards
>
> Dave Harmon
> NSRCA 586
> K6XYZ[at]comcast[dot]net
> Torrance, Ca.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike
> Clarson
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 10:45 PM
> To: '[email protected]'
> Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Antenna tower problems
>
> Bill: Try a high power amp. Seriously, while this may not work for
> Eagles,
> it works for pigeons. A balloon (helium) with big eyes drawn on it.
> It
> has
> to move around where they like to perch. --Mike, WV2ZOW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of William L
> Howard
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:05 AM
> To: [email protected]; armyradios
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Antenna tower problems
>
>
> I am having to replace my 30 foot outdoor antenna because, and you
> ain't
> gonna believe this, an Eagle has been perching on it and collapsed
> several of the arms.
>
> Does anybody have a cure for this?
>
> Bill Howard
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