{"id":196,"date":"2015-07-20T07:03:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T07:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/owls.taiga.com\/?p=196"},"modified":"2025-09-20T22:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T22:47:29","slug":"new-audio-lure-for-holiday-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owls.taiga.com\/?p=196","title":{"rendered":"New audio lure for Holiday Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Built a new audio lure for the Holiday Beach owl banders a few months ago, after promising them a new one for a couple of years. &nbsp;It was time to retire the CDs and the portable CD player in favor of something MP3 based.<\/p>\n<p>The new lure consists of cheap parts from eBay and some others salvaged from the junk drawers. &nbsp;The main components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mp3 player board with remote<\/li>\n<li>stereo amplifier board<\/li>\n<li>4x 16650 Lithium batteries<\/li>\n<li>Plastic enclosure<\/li>\n<li>Deck horn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few photos of the finished lure:<\/p>\n<p><a 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1264.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/owls.taiga.com\/?attachment_id=199\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1264.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1425145374&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1264\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"198\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/owls.taiga.com\/?attachment_id=198\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1425146169&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1265\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lure with warning&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?fit=625%2C833&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_1265\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?w=1250&amp;ssl=1 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/owls.taiga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1265.jpg?w=1875&amp;ssl=1 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sticker on the deckhorn seemed appropriate for this use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built a new audio lure for the Holiday Beach owl banders a few months ago, after promising them a new one for a couple of years. &nbsp;It was time to retire the CDs and the portable CD player in favor of something MP3 based. 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