On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 04:23:34PM +1100, Steve wrote: > Hello all, > > I've been trying very hard to maintain a PSKMail server on 30M here in > Australia. Mostly this has worked out well for me. I've got a nice back > yard to erect antennae, and very accommodating neighbours. > One thing that all Australians can't avoid however, is our wildlife. > Australia is the land of the parrot. One of our most famous species is > the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. They're big, noisy and intelligent. They > live longer than most humans too. > > The ones in my area love my PSKMail antenna. They've bent it a couple of > times now. Finally my wife caught them in the act (see picture below). > She (and my kids) were in fits of laughter when this picture was > captured. I think those animals knew what they were doing! > > I've re-enforced then antenna. This won't stop them though - I'm sure > they enjoy the challenge! > > If anyone has trouble hearing VK2ZSZ in the future, you can be sure that > these buggers have visited once again ;-) > > > Try running 1500Watts for a few seconds. The problem should clear up. :) -- Larry Levesque KA1VGM