[TowerTalk] Vista comment and tower question

WA3GIN wa3gin at erols.com
Sun Mar 25 12:49:05 EST 2007


Just practicing for 04/01  I wnder how many guys were out there this morning 
polishing antennas ;-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan NV8A" <nv8a at att.net>
To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Cc: "WA3GIN" <wa3gin at erols.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vista comment and tower question


> On 03/25/07 12:07 am WA3GIN wrote:
>
>> Thirdly, the reduction in surface tension removes significantly the 
>> possibility the rain hitting the elements will experience the necessary 
>> collision impact required to dislodge electrons responsible for "rain 
>> static" dis-charge RFI.
>>
>> A polished antenna is a quieter antenna during snow, wind, rain and sand 
>> storms!
>>
>> For those polish challenged a sightly less improved scenario can be 
>> achived using  rainX applied with a spong.
>                               ^^^^^
>
> I thought Spong was an Episcopal bishop who made a fortune out of books 
> denying almost everything he had vowed to uphold and teach. But perhaps he 
> is good for something after all. :-)
>
> 73
>
> Alan NV8A 


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