Yesterday noon, I went to inspect an about 5 months BH located at south of Selangor, last inspection was about 3 weeks ago. The intention was to check facilities working condition and growth of population also increase of nest. When I came near to the door prior to nesting room, I heard so many ‘dek dek sound’ from the nesting room. I held back my plan then open up CCTV screen immediately, there were lot of birds rushing at the entrance as well as nesting area. From the behavior and flying style I am sure that those are young swiftlets and very potential to be my new tenants.
I also notice from my another populated BH about 30mins driving distance apart from this new BH, the harvest record shows this particular month more than other normal month, which means there are a lot of young swiftlets flying out from their growing place and start hunting for their new home for nesting.
I think this is the good time to use our knowledge, techniques and strategies to lure as many swiftlets to be our permanent tenants. We can’t force every young bird to choose your BH for nesting, but the more birds you can attract to visit your BH will statically increase the chances for your BH to be chosen, of course it must associated with internal condition. There are more than 30BHs in that swiftlet farming zone, I am confident this BH will be one of the winners even as latecomer.
昨天中午，我到位于雪兰莪州南部的一间约5个月在燕屋检查，对上次的检查约数3星期前了。我的目的是检查设备的操作和燕子数目增长和燕窝的增加。当我走近筑窝房前的门口时，我听到很多的'Dek Dek’声音从里面传出来。我改变了我的计划，然后立即打开CCTV的屏幕，有群燕子在入口以及燕屋里游玩着。从它们的行为和飞行动作，我相信这些都是年轻燕子而且非常有潜力成为我的新租户。
从我另一间距离开车30分钟路程的旧燕屋记录显示，这个月份的收获比其他正常月份多，这意味着有更多的年轻燕子飞离成长的燕屋开始到处物色他们的新家园造窝。
我认为这是一个良好的时机使用我们的知识，技术和战略，以吸引多数的年轻燕子成为我们燕屋的永久住户。我们不能强迫每一只年轻的燕子选择你的燕屋筑巢，但你能吸引更多的燕子来访问你的燕屋将会增加你的燕屋成为选择造窝地的机会,当然它必须与内部条件配合。在该养燕区有超过三十间的燕屋，我相信这间燕屋将会是成功燕屋之一即使后来者。
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wireless Security Alarm System 无线保安报警系统
This is a wireless alarm system working with a sim card which I am going to install into one of BHs next couple of days located at remote area where no fix phone line available. This is an entire wireless system comes with two remote controls, siren box, one centre controller and two wireless transmitters, one with magnetic contact sensor and one with PIR sensor, additional transmitter add on is optional and available. I got the whole set system in quite reasonable price.
The advantage of using wireless alarm is that those burglars are not able to stop your alarm system from notifying you when alarm is triggered, and it can work in remote area where no fix line available, but we need to have an active sim card in it in order to work. Although there is no security system can guarantee 100%, I think to certain extent it should bring down the chances for your BH to be the chosen one by those burglars, and also for us as owner to be informed immediately when there is breaking in and react immediately. Let’s see how well it works.
这是一个无线报警系统，我即将要安装到一间在偏远地区的燕屋，那里没有固定电话线供应的。这是一个完全使用无线的系统，配有两个遥控器，警报器箱，一个中心控制器和两个无线发射器，一个是磁性传感器和另一个是红外线传感器，如需添加额外的发射器是可以另加的。整套装备我获得相当合理的价格。
使用无线报警防盗的优点是，那些窃贼是无法阻止你的报警系统通知你当报警触发时，它也可在偏远没有固定电话线地区运作，但我们需要有一个有效的SIM卡在里面。虽然没有安全系统可以保证100％，但我认为在一定程度上也会减少你的燕屋成为这些窃贼目标的机会，就算是被爆窃也会第一时间通知燕主，让燕主马上采取行动。让我们来看看它是有效。
这是一个无线报警系统，我即将要安装到一间在偏远地区的燕屋，那里没有固定电话线供应的。这是一个完全使用无线的系统，配有两个遥控器，警报器箱，一个中心控制器和两个无线发射器，一个是磁性传感器和另一个是红外线传感器，如需添加额外的发射器是可以另加的。整套装备我获得相当合理的价格。
使用无线报警防盗的优点是，那些窃贼是无法阻止你的报警系统通知你当报警触发时，它也可在偏远没有固定电话线地区运作，但我们需要有一个有效的SIM卡在里面。虽然没有安全系统可以保证100％，但我认为在一定程度上也会减少你的燕屋成为这些窃贼目标的机会，就算是被爆窃也会第一时间通知燕主，让燕主马上采取行动。让我们来看看它是有效。
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Two is better than one 二比一个好
To have good internal sound system is very important for new BH, good internal sound system consist of quality sound, good amp system, tweeters, proper tweeter point arrangement and installation. For external sound quality, we can easily evaluate the effectiveness from observation of respond of swiftlet though the sound test, which is common known and done by most of us, but for internal sound many people doubt on how to test the sound.
BHs that I build in recently two years I like to use two internal sounds system, which cost me very minor additional in wiring and labour at initial setup but no extra operation cost after. In order setup in such, you need to divide those tweeters into two groups, install each group with separate wire, you may use different colour of wire for identification then connect them into left and right channel of amplifier separately. Then using sound editing software to create an internal sound with two sound tracks on left and right channels, both tracks must be extended or cut into same duration suggested one hour.
From the sign of shit dropping, we can figure out bird likes which sound more and plan for what you should do next whether to replace the worse one or else. It serves as a method of evaluating internal sound for new BH, I also found that running two or more separate internal sounds is better than only one.
对新的燕屋，具备良好的内声音响系统是非常重要的，良好的内声音响系统包括音质，良好的播放系统，高音喇叭，喇叭位置安排和安装。对于外声的质量效果，我们可以很容易地透过声音测试从观察燕子反应来评估燕声品质效果，这也是大多数人常用的声音测试方法。但对于内部声音，很多人不懂如何测试声音质量效果。
我在最近两年里改造的燕屋，我喜欢用两个内部的声音系统，这将只是初始耗资非常小的额外喇叭线和安装酬劳，但之后就没有额外的运营成本。为了在这样的设置，你需要把喇叭分成两组，每组喇叭以不同喇叭线串联安装，您可以考虑使用不同的颜色的喇叭线以标识它们，然后分开连接到音响系统左右声道。然后用声音编辑软件制造一个有两个左右声道不同声音的内声，这两首左右声道必须延长或减短至同一长度，建议是一小时。
从燕子粪迹象，我们可以评估出鸟类喜欢哪一个内声然后规划下一步要做什么，是否更换较差的那个内声或其它。它除了是一个评估内声方法，我发现运行两个或更多的内部声音会比只有一个更好。
BHs that I build in recently two years I like to use two internal sounds system, which cost me very minor additional in wiring and labour at initial setup but no extra operation cost after. In order setup in such, you need to divide those tweeters into two groups, install each group with separate wire, you may use different colour of wire for identification then connect them into left and right channel of amplifier separately. Then using sound editing software to create an internal sound with two sound tracks on left and right channels, both tracks must be extended or cut into same duration suggested one hour.
From the sign of shit dropping, we can figure out bird likes which sound more and plan for what you should do next whether to replace the worse one or else. It serves as a method of evaluating internal sound for new BH, I also found that running two or more separate internal sounds is better than only one.
对新的燕屋，具备良好的内声音响系统是非常重要的，良好的内声音响系统包括音质，良好的播放系统，高音喇叭，喇叭位置安排和安装。对于外声的质量效果，我们可以很容易地透过声音测试从观察燕子反应来评估燕声品质效果，这也是大多数人常用的声音测试方法。但对于内部声音，很多人不懂如何测试声音质量效果。
我在最近两年里改造的燕屋，我喜欢用两个内部的声音系统，这将只是初始耗资非常小的额外喇叭线和安装酬劳，但之后就没有额外的运营成本。为了在这样的设置，你需要把喇叭分成两组，每组喇叭以不同喇叭线串联安装，您可以考虑使用不同的颜色的喇叭线以标识它们，然后分开连接到音响系统左右声道。然后用声音编辑软件制造一个有两个左右声道不同声音的内声，这两首左右声道必须延长或减短至同一长度，建议是一小时。
从燕子粪迹象，我们可以评估出鸟类喜欢哪一个内声然后规划下一步要做什么，是否更换较差的那个内声或其它。它除了是一个评估内声方法，我发现运行两个或更多的内部声音会比只有一个更好。
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Should cover all plank corners? 应该覆盖所有燕板角落？
Received a call from a blog reader who is now setting up his new BH, nesting plank almost completely installed, and he doubt whether he should install the corner plank to cover all the corners, called up and asked for my advice.
As we know the 90deg corner will be easier and preferred by the young bird couple to build their nest, but triangle nest is lower in grade as well as lower selling price due to smaller size.
If your BH is located in the competitive area, for me how can those nests built in your BH should be the first priority rather than nest grading. We can actually divide into two or three phases, the beginning phase we should leave those corners uncovered, i.e. 90deg, once population hits about 100nests when colony has grown bigger, then you can start closing up those corners for getting better grade of nest. Colony itself will attract young birds to join and build nest nearby. I will only cover those corners for new BH when location is outstanding with less competition.
最近接到读者来电询问关于他正在建造的新燕屋，燕板安装几乎完成，他犹豫他是否应该安装燕角板覆盖所有的角落，所以打了给我问我的意见。
我们所知道的90度角对年轻的鸟会是首选因为更容易造窝，但三角窝是较低级且小，售价低。
如果你的燕屋是在竞争激烈的地区，对我而言燕子怎样才会选择你的燕屋造窝应该是第一优先考虑，而不是燕窝等级。其实上我们可以把它分成两个或三个阶段，开始阶段，我们不应该覆盖那些角落，即90度角，当燕群成长到大约100颗燕窝时，然后我们就可以开始安装燕角板覆盖所有燕板角落。燕群本身将会吸引年轻人燕子加入和附近造窝。如果新燕屋地点特佳且竞争少，我也会在新燕屋安装燕角板的。
As we know the 90deg corner will be easier and preferred by the young bird couple to build their nest, but triangle nest is lower in grade as well as lower selling price due to smaller size.
If your BH is located in the competitive area, for me how can those nests built in your BH should be the first priority rather than nest grading. We can actually divide into two or three phases, the beginning phase we should leave those corners uncovered, i.e. 90deg, once population hits about 100nests when colony has grown bigger, then you can start closing up those corners for getting better grade of nest. Colony itself will attract young birds to join and build nest nearby. I will only cover those corners for new BH when location is outstanding with less competition.
最近接到读者来电询问关于他正在建造的新燕屋，燕板安装几乎完成，他犹豫他是否应该安装燕角板覆盖所有的角落，所以打了给我问我的意见。
我们所知道的90度角对年轻的鸟会是首选因为更容易造窝，但三角窝是较低级且小，售价低。
如果你的燕屋是在竞争激烈的地区，对我而言燕子怎样才会选择你的燕屋造窝应该是第一优先考虑，而不是燕窝等级。其实上我们可以把它分成两个或三个阶段，开始阶段，我们不应该覆盖那些角落，即90度角，当燕群成长到大约100颗燕窝时，然后我们就可以开始安装燕角板覆盖所有燕板角落。燕群本身将会吸引年轻人燕子加入和附近造窝。如果新燕屋地点特佳且竞争少，我也会在新燕屋安装燕角板的。
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
1st Generation of Swiftlet Farming Sound System 第一代引燕音响系统
I have not posted for quite a while as I was sick for almost a week, luckily now slowly recovering. I’ve reached my kampong at west of Perak after few hours driving from KL this morning for celebrating CNY with my family. I would like to share with my readers that the 1st generation of BH sound system which I have kept in my house of hometown for more than 10 years, I believe many swiftlet farmers even consultant might not have seen such a system.
The 1st generation of BH sound system is actually using audio cassette, we would need two sets of cassette players and two pieces of audio cassette in order to work. Each player would play for one hour with alternative turn. Those sound cassettes were very difficult to get in malaysia during that old time but needed to buy from Indonesia. After cassette sound system phase out, PC and CD sound system were then substituted, and now latest with USB or SD card in MP3 format sound system. This is how the evolution of swiftlet sound system going on.
我有相当长一段时间没有发布文章了，因为之前病了将近一个星期，幸好现在已经慢慢恢复。我今早从吉隆坡开了几个小时的车程现已经达到霹雳州西部的甘榜为了与我的家人过春节。我想与我的读者分享这第一代燕屋音响系统，它已在我家乡的房子保存超过10年，我相信很多燕农甚至引燕顾问可能都没有看过这一部系统。
第一代燕屋音响系统其实是用录音带播音系统，要使它操作我们将需要两个台录音带播音机和两片录音带，然后每个播音机将每一小时轮流操作。在那时候收集这些燕声录音带是很困难的，而需要特地到印尼买入。录音卡带音响系统淘汰之后，随之电脑PC和CD音响系统取代，然后进化至现在最新的MP3格式的USB或SD卡音响系统。这就是引燕音响系统的演化史。
我有相当长一段时间没有发布文章了，因为之前病了将近一个星期，幸好现在已经慢慢恢复。我今早从吉隆坡开了几个小时的车程现已经达到霹雳州西部的甘榜为了与我的家人过春节。我想与我的读者分享这第一代燕屋音响系统，它已在我家乡的房子保存超过10年，我相信很多燕农甚至引燕顾问可能都没有看过这一部系统。
第一代燕屋音响系统其实是用录音带播音系统，要使它操作我们将需要两个台录音带播音机和两片录音带，然后每个播音机将每一小时轮流操作。在那时候收集这些燕声录音带是很困难的，而需要特地到印尼买入。录音卡带音响系统淘汰之后，随之电脑PC和CD音响系统取代，然后进化至现在最新的MP3格式的USB或SD卡音响系统。这就是引燕音响系统的演化史。
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