TV aerial versus pigeons

RumRat

Just put a decoy falcon on your aerial, which should be reachable from your bedroom window by the sounds of it. You'll be surprised how far away the pigeons stay.

kwikbreaks

I reckon the spikes idea is a good one. Considering my hat was designed with that in mind I really should have suggested it...

shaun_from_Africa

John_Gray wrote: »

If you could electrify the TV aerial, then any bird putting one leg on the aerial and the other on the ground would get a nasty shock...

Fast forward a week or two.

Dear MSE users,
I'm looking for help and was hoping that someone could offer advice.

I recently had a problem with birds landing on my TV aerial and following a suggestion given on here, I electrified the aerial.
Following this, I had to return my TV, HDD recorder and skybox for repair as they didn't like this voltage being fed to the signal input and the retailers are refusing to cover the cost as they say that it is not covered by their guarantee.
Help!

A.Penny.Saved

I have a similar situation with a TV aerial on a bracket on the side of my house with an aluminium pole above the 2nd floor roof. The aerial overhangs the side of the house and birds perched on it and shat all down my porch windows. Until I got some birds spikes! Since then.......nothing, no problems ever since! Fairly cheap to purchase on eBay but you would need someone to fit them. I used some cable ties to attach them and some silicon.

However it does depend upon the aerial how well this would work. Many yagi aerials would still allow perching due to the large and unnecessary in most cases, deflectors. I took a very large yagi down and replaced it with a log periodic aerial just before analogue switch off. Log periodic have lower gain than most yagi aerials but a decent one should be enough in most situations. Log periodic are less noticeable, little more than an aluminium tube with short rods through it with no deflector or tail. Putting bird spikes on them is very easy and because the wire rods are so short the spikes still keep the birds off it.

Savannah02K

Thanks for all the ideas. Have gone with spikes one, being fitted this Saturday morning (thought might as well book early morning appointment as the pigeons will have us up anyway LOL!). Fingers crossed this will work or I will be out there with air rifle!

[Deleted User]

I'd definitely opt for an aerial.

You won't get very good reception on a pigeon.

Owain_Moneysaver

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I'd definitely opt for an aerial.

You won't get very good reception on a pigeon.

But they are nice with a red wine jus

mttylad

Stick one of these on the aerial.