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Well, you're right; most antenna stuff has been around for about 50 years, including antenna wire specifically designed to reduce precipitation static by means of thick insulation.(e.g. Dayton aircraft products) Look at the ADF sense and HF commo wire antennas on military aircraft for examples. The instruction manuals for CAL-AV's HF antennas (which will be posted on the web in about 2 weeks) recommend painting the antennas for several reasons, and state that a small improvement in precipitation static noise may be experienced as a result of painting. Regards, Ken K6HPX Pete Smith wrote: > Naw, Guy ... fact is, most antenna stuff has been around for 50 years or > more -- if insulation caused any measurable improvement in handling of > precip static, it WOULD have been discovered -- it's too obvious. > > If you want to have a fancy paint option, I'd suggest hydrophobic paint - > at a cost of about $90/gallon, it sheds water before ice can form. > Orignally ddesigned for radomes in the Aleutians! > > 73, Pete Smith N4ZR > > Contesting is ... Extreme Radio > > The World Contest Station Database > is back up and running at > http://www.qsl.net/n4zr > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 > > Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com > To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com > Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk > For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com |
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