Cecil Moore wrote in message ...
AA5QT wrote:
For the first time in many years, I'm about to put up a 20 meter monobander on
a tower. The XYL is asking questions I cannot answer, specifically relating to
RF and birds. I wouldn't want to be a bird sitting on an element when a KW is
supplied to it? Are my concerns valid?

I've tried to chase Starlings away by applying 100W to my 20m rotatable
dipole. Some fly away. Some just sit there and tingle, jumping around
and ruffling their feathers. On my antenna, the only place guaranteed to
chase away a bird is the feedpoint with one foot on each side.

Cecil, place a bird feeder on the boom directly in front of the feedpoint. ;^)