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Subject: Rain Static WARC 2/2/1
Author: Barry Kirkwood <bjk@ihug.co.nz>
Date: 27-Dec-2002 11:50:47
Interesting....
What sort of balun are you using on the antennas?
Could look at bonding coax to boom near feed point, maybe with clamp around
barrel of a connector.
Another classic fix is high value resistors to earth at feedpoint, or even
at shack end.
73
Barry

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Barry Kirkwood PhD ZL1DD
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NEW ZEALAND
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www.waiheke.co.nz/signal.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rush Johnson" <RushJohnson@carolina.rr.com>
To: <Force12Talk@qth.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 5:05 AM
Subject: [Force 12 Talk] Rain Static WARC 2/2/1


> Good morning folks...
>
> I have been very pleased with my WARC 2/2/1 yagi, which is located at the
> 115' level about 10' above my Telrex TB6EM. However, the rain static
that
> I experience seems to be higher than what I am used to with other
antennas.
> Typically, during a rain shower, I will experience a constant rain hash of
> anywhere from S5 to S8 on all three bands --- pretty much making it
useless
> for any weak signal work.
>
> What I am wondering is whether this is an inherent issue of the Force 12
> design or not. The Telrex will generate some rain static, but not to the
> degree of the WARC 2/2/1 --- and my wire antennas are almost impervious to
> the rain. Also, is there any way to reduce the rain static on the Force
12,
> or am I pretty much stuck with this?
>
> Thanks for any insight.
>
> Regards,
> Rush -- W4QA
>
>
>
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