Topband: BOG antenna

[Tom W8JI]

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> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:42 AM, K9AY <k9ay at k9ay.com> wrote:
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>> All of my bare wire Beverages experience rain or snow static.

> All of my Beverages are made of bare wire, and I certainly have never
> experienced this. I think there's something else in play here, such as
> corona discharge from a sharp point, an unintended spark gap somewhere,
> and/or the antenna not being at DC ground.
>
> 73, Mike

There is a great deal of evidence from multiple sources that the individual 
snowflakes or raindrops don't make electrical noise as they strike 
something, and that the noise is corona discharge.

One thing for certain, I have around thirty bare wire Beverages. My bare 
wire antennas are no more noisier or better than insulated wire in storm, or 
at any time. It's been this way at multiple locations (in Ohio and here) 
since the 1970's, when I first started experimenting.

What is around the antenna makes a great deal of difference, as does the 
height.

73 Tom