In addition to plastic conduit I have motion detectors monitoring the complete coax run to the antenna(s). These things work really good. You can get them on the same frequency so the alarms can be heard in different buildings...(a rx in my shop and another in the house on same freq) I have 2 more monitoring the driveway....I have a 400' driveway and a really solid home....I can't hear much unless it is a huge thunderclap. I get a lot of folks that for some reason will not ring the doorbell but knock lightly on the door....or they say that they do. These detectors put a stop to that too. You can get em' at Harbor Freight.
Most of the critters around here die of lead poisioning. 73 David Harmon K6XYZ Sperry, OK -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of K4SAV Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 10:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Rodent Proof Tape K8MFO wrote: "The tape is laced with CAPSAICIN, a primary ingredient in hot sauce ...." When I was in Florida I had trouble with rabbits eating my plants. I had some jalapeno peppers that I had left on the plant too long and they turned red. My green jalapenos were real flame throwers and those red ones were orders of magnitude hotter. They put habaneros to shame. They were totally uneatable. I thought I would make some sauce out of them and spray it on the things I didn't want the rabbits to eat. A couple of mornings later I went out to get the peppers and noticed there were 3 or 4 that were half eaten. So much for that idea. The only solution I have for wires is to bury them in conduit. I even had problems with direct burial coax after it was first buried. Coyotes would see that the ground had been disturbed and dig up the cables and chew them. Current problem is foxes. They love duct seal. Jerry, K4SAV On 11/13/2015 1:07 PM, K8MFO--- via Topband wrote: > Those of us who live in the middle of a forest are used to rodents chewing > automotive wiring. Much of the insulation these days is "soybean > based", which appeals to the palates of many critters. Apparently the wiring > on Honda vehicles is particularly delicious, because the company offers " > rodent proof tape", Honda part number 4019-2317. The tape is laced with > CAPSAICIN, a primary ingredient in hot sauce, There are a number of Honda > dealers who offer this product on eBay. The following URL provides one > example: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-HONDA-ACURA-RODENT-RAT-MICE-MOUSE- > PROOF- > ELECTRICAL-TAPE-4019-2317-/291601439155?hash=item43e4ccd9b3:g:MKUAAOSw > l9BWMR > zB&vxp=mtr > > > The product is a bit PRICEY at $30 for a 20 meter (65 foot) roll, but > it does seem to work. I've not had a problem with hungry rodents since having > my mechanic use a couple of rolls on my exposed vehicle wiring. No > reason it wouldn't work on coax, rotor cable, or control lines. > > 73 > > Don K8MFO ... in the woods of Amish Ohio _________________ Topband > Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
