[TowerTalk] Rain static top vs bottom antennas

Jim Lux jimlux at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 1 09:42:42 EDT 2005


At 04:56 AM 9/1/2005, Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:
>Way back in the 60's and 70's an Elmer of mine (W8VWQ) told
>me communications antennas at the very top of structures
>would wipe out from noise during foul weather and to always
>side mount antennas. He was right. Move the same antenna
>lower, even though it's hit by the same moisture, and it is
>significantly quieter in bad weather.


Same water, but the charge on the drops might be different.
Also, if the p-static is coming from the top of the tower where the E field 
is higher(as opposed to the antenna), then the lower antenna, being farther 
away, will be quieter)




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