[TowerTalk] rain static

[W4ZW]

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> Do users of SteppIR antennas suffer from rain static?
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Since I have both a 3 element SteppIR and two CC A4S's up here I can see a
direct comparison.  The SteppIR is almost always quieter in a rainstorm.
But I have to add that the A4's are sometimes quieter in normal conditions
than the SteppIR but I think that is because of differences in
height/direction and the fact that the SteppIR seems to be a "hotter"
antenna.  I mean by "hotter" that the SteppIR seems to have a bit more gain
and corresponding background noise, especially on 20M.  Not much difference
on 15/10.

Jon Hamlet, W4ZW

Casey Key Island, FL
"A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico"