[TowerTalk] Rain Static

[John and Mary Powell]

I have been following the thread with interest. I have a question regarding rain static, At our contest station, ZM1A, we have a Force 12 C3S on a 60' tower and 100 metres away a triband, 2 element Quad at 35'. During approaching and, with rain storms,. the Yagi attracts a high level of rain static, while the Quad is largely unaffected. Is there an explanation for this phenomena ?. However, some years ago I did recall reading about the comparisons of a simple dipole setup and those of "closed loop" type of antenna, it being stated that "closed loop" antenna were immune to rain static. I believe the author was either Lew McCoy (ex W1CP), or the late Bill Orr W6SAI.

73 John Powell. ZL1BHQ