I hope all my blog readers remembered about my recent article on the ultrasonic Black Box which now I give a new name as "Santa Maria".
This unusual piece of frequency modulator allow the user to play their birdcall sound with very little sound or none at all.
Santa Maria is very usefull when your BH is very closed to a housing or residential areas,schools, bus stops, shopping center, eating stalls, hospitals, clinics, tuition centers and offices.
Just imagine if we can persuade all BH owners operating within 500 meters from any residential homes to use the unit?
Their neighbors will have a better siasta nap at noon, less sound to disturb those school children to finish their homework, less disturbances to young kids growing up, less intrusion those elderly people who need lot of rest, no more headache with those birdcall music.
It will be a win-win situation where there will be less or no more complains and the BH owner have less nighmares waiting for a notice for the local council to tear their BH down.
While in Kuala Trengganu, I managed to personally meet with the user and he gave me the exact frequency and transmission power to use. You need not change any equipment that you have now just replace the amplifier with the "Santa Maria". Use this for your external sound that usually gives the headeach to the people around your BH.
It works and I did highlighted Dr Reduan about it. He was very happy with the result but insisted that a proper study plus actual testing be carried out and a full report made for him to do the needfull. If this works and proven he will include as one of the guideline to be included in his GAHP booklet.
At the moment I really need to prove them. What I need are a few volunteers to work as a team to make our BH a better place to live with.
All you need to be a volunteer is to buy a unit and try them in your birdhouse. Those who are selected will be given the proper training on how to use the "Santa Maria".
I just need about 5 volunteers. Two new birdhouse owners and three a 1-2 years old in operations.
Common guys. I need help and I am sure your help will be appreciated. The cost of the trial units (five only) is about RM 1,250/unit plus freight cost.
If you wish to lend a hand in becoming a volunteer please SMS your interest or call direct to Harry at 017 755 1318.
You have nothing to loose but gain much more advatages since the ultrasonic sound can reach a longer distance as compared to the normal system.
So far four users have volunteered:
1)Mr Oon of Sungai Patani have responded and confirmed his willingness to use the unit. He is opening his new house this Sarturday.Thank U Mr Oon and I hope there are more who are willing to land their helping hand.
2) Mr Peter of Johor wanted to try for his new BH which he said to be very close to a Secondary School. Thank you Mr Peter for being so unselfish and considerate to those school children and teachers.
3) Hj Wan Fairus from Besut, Trengganu have confirmed via SMS. Thank you Tuan Haji. I appreciate your kind volunteer.
4) Mr Peter called in for another unit for his friend's BH in Kulai.
5) The last unit was taken up by Mr Err this morning May 15th at 10.00am. He was so excited that he make his payment immediately.
Since all the five special offer was taken up, the price for the next unit will be no longer the same. Will keep in stock about three units at all the time for new users.
NO MORE THIS TREATMENT: DISMENTLING OF SOUND SYSTEM BLASTING PAST MID-NIGHT:
4 comments:
Hi Harry,
I want to know more about the "Santa Maria".
Does it proven to be effective for calling swiftlets?
Yon,
Santa Maria have a few advantages and a few disadvantages.
Main advantages:
It have the ability to transform your normal birdcall sound from being too high decibel to a minimum where only the birds can hear them.
It can also travel much further then normal sound wave form.
The disadvantages:
At the moment no one wanted to share the effectiveness. We need a few brave soul to try them out and share the outcome.
When the sound charecteristic is transformed to the high frequency wavelength, it tend to give a kind of unusual sound that makes the owner a bit worried.
From my personal observations and trials, they do work. The levels of both the tuners need to be carefully set.
The best so far that I have tried is the left side around 15 and the right side around 100.
I observed that the birds will be seen in the horizons trying to find out where the sound is coming.
Those birds that are near to the tweeter (20 -30 meters) will become a bit frenzy and will fly towards the source and will fly into any windows.
I plan to use the unit in my Bentong BH by next June 15th.
Hi Harry,
Thanks for the answer.
Another question, tho: How is the reaction to the existing swiftlets that have already stay for a long time in your BH? Don't they afraid of this sudden change and then run away?
How much I have to pay to purchase one?
FYI, I live in Indonesia, is it possible to safely ship one to my country?
Thanks Harry!
Yon,
U need to use a new set of tweeter, preferably magnetic base compressor, complete with a CD or memory card driver.
The sound normally will not disturb those bird already in the BH.
The Ultrasonic should be used to attract other birds that are flying far away from your BH.
The best is to use in conjuction with the convetional sound system with sound volume much lower then 40 decibel.
Once those birds are within range they will be able to listen to the conventional sound and enter your BH.
The important thing is that you overall sound volume are silence or the lowest decibel so that they will not disturb your neighbors.
The cost per unit is effortable. More details U need to write an email to harryswiftlet@yahoo.com.
I have send a few items to Indonesia and all went well.
I will be able to advise U how to remit your payment and U need to give me your complete mailing address.
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