[Elecraft] [OT] Birds and DX

[jack frake]

Try wire raps cut to leave about 1 inch protruding, maybe 2 or 3 inches
apart.

Wouldn't RF burn keep them away?

On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 10:54 AM Michael K Bottles via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

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> de K7IM
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> > On Jun 7, 2020, at 07:48, Dave Cole <dave at nk7z.net> wrote:
> >
> > Add upward pointing non-metallic pins along the top half of the loop.
> >
> > 73, and thanks,
> > Dave (NK7Z)
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> >> On 6/7/20 7:15 AM, Andy Durbin wrote:
> >> I use a home brew mag loop on 30 m band and work into Asia most
> mornings with it.  The loop tunes to a near perfect match (1.00:1 SWR) but
> becomes instantly detuned when a dove perches on top of it.  SWR jumps
> instantly to > 3.0:1 and trips my High SWR monitor.    The birds look
> stupid but they are smart enough not to straddle the loop opening.   I
> imagine full loop voltage between their legs would de-tune them a bit but
> they just perch one side or the other.
> >> Damn dove nearly cost me a QSO with JD1 this morning and that was new
> DX for 30 m.   I tail ended with FT8, he came back, I started to send my
> report, High SWR trip, run to back door to chase the dove away, and got
> back before JD1 had given up on me.
> >> So how to keep birds of a mag loop without lowing the Q?
> >> 73,
> >> Andy k3wyc
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