[amsat-bb] Re: Winterization project

[Jim Jerzycke]

Who is "they"??


On 09/02/2013 02:47 AM, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
> almost all .22lr are unavailable, they're still hoarding them.
> 73 Bob W7LRD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
> To: "Jeff Griffin" <kb2m at comcast.net>, AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
> Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013 6:41:06 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Winterization project
>
>
> I was thinking Aguila Super Colibris, 20 grains of .22LR low noise, anti-squirrel CIWS.
>
> 73, Drew KO4MA
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Griffin <kb2m at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Sep 1, 2013 8:41 PM
>> To: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Winterization project
>>
>> A 12 gauge full choke shotgun ?
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>> 73 Jeff kb2m
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
>> Behalf Of Greg D
>> Sent: Sunday, September 1, 2013 6:52 PM
>> To: Amsat BB
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Winterization project
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
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>>
>> As I reported on the 20m Amsat Net (14.282mhz Sundays 18:00z - 19:00z) this
>> morning, I noticed that my 2m antenna was listing slightly down-hill.
>> Suspecting that the boom attachment screws had come loose, my project for
>> the day was to go up on the roof and align and tighten them.
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>> The screws were a little loose.
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>> That's not why the antenna was drooping down.
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>> I discovered the real reason: Acorns.
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>> Apparently the local squirrels have been preparing for winter, such as it is
>> around here, and had stuffed about a dozen plump acorns into the open end of
>> the antenna boom. Besides their weight climbing out to the end, there was
>> also the remaining weight of the acorns.
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>> So, the antenna ends have been taped over, but that's not going to prevent
>> the squirrels from climbing out onto the antenna.
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>> Any suggestions on an effective squirrel deterrent?
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>> Greg KO6TH
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