[TowerTalk] Static Discharge Wicks

[jimlux]

GALE STEWARD wrote:
> Time for a new thread! 
> 
> I ran across this the other day. Apparently these devices are used all the time on aircraft. 
> 
> http://www.repeater-builder.com/antenna/static-buster/buster.html
> 
> Click on the "ELECTROSTATIC RECEIVER NOISE as a PDF file" to view an article on how these devices can be used on antenna systems.
> 
> 73 Stew K3ND
>

a high (RF) impedance bleed to ground can also help, as will avoiding 
"pointy" ends to elements.

Aircraft have a particular problem with p-static because they are 
isolated from ground, so charge can accumulate on the plane until the 
field exceeds the breakdown for air at sharp corners.