RE: Aerial Masts

["Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx>]

Was that regular or extra crispy Sir?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 June 2001 20:46
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aerial Masts
>
>
> THere's bound to be a linkup here to Keith's pizza topings :-)
>
> M.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eamon O'Gorman [mailto:eamonogorman@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 12 June 2001 21:25
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aerial Masts
> >
> >
> > A solution to the problem of dents due to falling birds would be
> > to up the
> > voltage a bit (or a lot). Funniest thing I ever saw was a very
> > loud crow go
> > very quite after shorting itself across high voltage lines on a
> > pylon while
> > on holiday in India (me, not the crow). There wasn't enough large
> > pieces of
> > the thing left to cause any dents..
> >
> > Eamon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Robert Chasmer [SMTP:robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:22 PM
> > To:	'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Aerial Masts
> >
> > > Rob Chasmer Wrote:
> > > > I have a problem or should I say the birds and pigeons
have
> > > > a problem.
> > > > Every day they sit on the aerials attached to my house,
above
> > > > the car and drop serious amounts of ....  I mean lots
of it.
> >
> > Anders Frihagen wrote:
> > > My favorite is to cellotape a row of drawingpins (with the
> > > pointed end up) on top of the tubes of the aerial.  Unless
you
> > > have very tough birds (hawks for example..?) they will find
> > > somewhere else to sit.
> >
> > This idea sounds promising.  I bit like what you see at tube
stations.
> > rows of pins on the lights and signs to stop birds landing on
them.
> > I'm not sure how workable it would be, or whether it would cause
TV
> > interference.
> >
> > Thanks for the other ideas everyone.  I think they may be a tad
> > severe.  Birds muck is one thing, but dents due to falling birds
> > is another.  Maybe the electrified idea would cause even more
muck
> > from the shock.
> >
> > Anyone have any bright ideas re: moving the aerial.  I was hoping
> > to build something with say scafholding.  But maybe the weight
would
> > all be a bit much.  Apolologies for the Ascii Art :-)
> >
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