[TowerTalk] rain static

[N2TK, Tony]

Hi Joe,
Would be curious as to the heights of the antennas and are they all on one
tower? What I have found in a few different configurations of monobanders
and tribanders was that the lower antenna on the same tower was typically
quieter with precipitation static than the upper antenna.
N2TK, Tony



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Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 10:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] rain static


>
>
> Do users of SteppIR antennas suffer from rain static?
>

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"


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