Thanks for all of the suggestions, I am going to look them all over and start trying them this week! Ants are definitely our biggest problem due to mounting antennas on poles & in trees.
From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Glen Waldrop Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 12:29 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ants in Antennas Problem Image Working Now Actually, spray on belt dressing would probably do the trick and take less time than grease. Assemble the unit, spray the entrance with belt dressing. It will stay there for a long time, stay sticky and the ants generally will avoid it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Glen Waldrop <mailto:gwl...@cngwireless.net> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:27 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ants in Antennas Problem Image Working Now Dielectric grease works, I was going to recommend Vasoline on the entrance, around the inside and on the cable right where it enters. We've got Argentine ants here. We have to go as far as putting automotive grease on electrical lines coming in, lines run to lamp posts, network cable, coax, etc... We finally seem to have fought them back, but the little buggers live in Pine trees, which we have no shortage of. I also learned that they don't like Febreeze. It was what I had on hand one day, sprayed them so I could wipe them up with a paper towel and get them out of the floor. They avoided that spot on the floor for a month or two. I started spraying Febreeze around all the seams where I normally spray poison. Worked for years. I think they've finally grown to like Febreeze now... ----- Original Message ----- From: Josh Luthman <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ants in Antennas Problem Image Working Now The only part that they could really bother is the copper port. Put some dielectric grease in there maybe? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Ryan <bearma...@fourway.net> wrote: I apologize for the third email, I am still figuring out posting on the Animal Farm list! We are having problems with ants taking up a nest inside of our radios, has anyone come across a good solution of sealing the antennas up to keep them out? I attached a picture to this message since it was not coming up correctly embedded in the email. I know that we can get some ant spray to control them that way, but there has to be an easier way of permanently keeping them out of the antennas: http://imgur.com/1h8Me8g If anyone has ideas or solutions that you have tried that works please let me know! Ryan Fourway.net
