Fake Nest Joke

Last month I made a few paper fake nests. This is the first time I try out this method. Not bad, I found a new nest within a month. But......not in the fake nest, is BESIDE the fake nest.

From the picture, it seem like the bird trying to tell me :"Hey.....you stupid. My nest is not so big, why you make such a big fake nest? If you cannot imaging, let me build a real nest just beside it for you to compare...."

So, my customer (birds) already complained and give their feedback. I promised to make a smaller fake nest during my next visit.

Yakult for Bird?

I am using the Yakult container to fill up with aroma. Hope the aroma smell can last for 1 month.

New BH Update 10-Dec

Some updated photo for my new BH. The progress is slow but everthing is in order. Now doing the sound system installation. Hope can start by end of this year.

VT-16 2x5" Tweeter Comparison

I received an email from Mr K who want to my VT-16 2x5" internal tweeter from me. He said he had done a very details Frequency Analysis to find out what is the best internal tweeters at the affordable price in the market. He played Baby King (internal sound) using different tweeters and check what is its frequency response.

He has quite a number of well known tweeters collection. The result is ONLY VT-16 able to cover the frequency range from Baby King.

Below are the test results that he shared with me. Mr K agreed to let me publish his results in my blog but the condition is do not publish the photo and name of other tweeter.

VT-16 Test Results - Take note that the VT-16 has about 70dB at 20Hz - 1KHz and well above 90dB at higher freq.


XX- Tweeter - the freq response at 20 to 1KHz on 60dB and only 80dB at 5K to 10KHz.


YY Tweeter - same as XX Tweeter.According to him, non of the tweeter able to cover the external sound very well. I asked him whether he tested any Bullet Tweeter? He said no. So I promised I will pass to him a Bullet Tweeter to verify.

New BH Update2

My new join venture BH is not 1 shop lot but 2. Yes, is a combined 2 shop lots BH side by side. The combined BH will have a bigger space for the birds to fly freely. Hope the birds like it.

The contractor is short of man power that is why the progress of BH is very slow. Hope the BH can completed 2 weeks from now.

NewBH Update

The new BH completed 80% already. Hope can finish by end of this month.

Some photo about my new BH.

Rockwood use for ceiling insulation


Nesting plank.

BH Open roof entrance.

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DIY Magic4

Last weekend, I upgraded my Hexagonal Tweeter to "Magic4". Magic4 is made of 4 Magic Bullets Tweeter (Bullet Tweeter + Bi-Radial horn). The horn is faced at 4 direction. The total cost is less than RM300. I believe most of you can made a better design than me.

I still do not know how good the Magic4 compare to Hexagonal. But from the review posted by users, I am quite confident Magic4 can give your BH some advantages compare to your neighbour BH.

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Melaka GP Seminar

Last weekend I have attended the "Melaka GP" Seminar organized by JPV Melaka. The turn out rate is very encouraging. About 150 participants.

The main purpose of this seminar is to explain what is "Melaka GP", what is the regulation we need to follow to get license and what is the different between the "1G" National Guideline and Melaka GP (see picture below).

If you have read 1G guideline before, your BH can be classified as,

1) Existing BH
2) New BH.

For Existing BH, there is no requirement on distance from Residential area. But for New BH in Melaka, you need to have at least 100 meter away from Residential area (1GP only require 50 meter). According to the PBT Melaka officer, if your BH build before 1-July 2010, your BH is classified as Existing BH. 1-July 2010 is the date when the "Melaka GP" booklet print out.

I am not exactly sure how they are going to know your BH build before 1-July 2010. But what I know for sure is that if you want to get your license, the first thing you need to do is quickly register your BH with JPV Melaka before end of this year.

The last thing is the license fee is also quite reasonable. 1 year about RM250 including the license plate. But you need to renew every year :(

BH Shopping List - Plank

Plank is the most expensive item for the new BH. In Malaysia, the most common wood use for plank is Red Meranti. The wood must be no smell and not easy to grow fungus. The Red Meranti wood can be divided into 2 groups; Dark Red Meranti and Light Red Meranti. Dark Red Meranti is darker, harder and more expensive. Btw, I am not wood expert. For more details should check with Sawmill owner.

1. What dimension - 6 inch width and 1 inch thick. If shorter than 6 inch, the fur might easily stick to the nest.

2. How many plank require for 20x70' shop lot (1-storey) - Depend on nesting box design. If you use 3x1 feet nesting box for all your BH, you need ~ 1700 feet. 1200 feet about 1 ton. So 1700 about 1.4 ton.

3. How much - Right now Dard Red Meranti around RM3300/ton and Light Red Meranti around RM2600/ton.




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