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Ecquador because the yaggi element tips literally burned off due to the 10,000 watt power applied to the antenna and the corona discharges in the rarified air at 10,000 feet in Quito. Rain static is just another form of carona. Bill Hall, K3CQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "N2TK" <tony.kaz@verizon.net> To: <RushJohnson@carolina.rr.com>; <Force12Talk@qth.com> Sent: December 30, 2002 2:23 PM Subject: RE: [Force 12 Talk] Rain Static WARC 2/2/1 > I don't think the precipitation static is greater on Force 12 compared to > other yagi designs. My Warc7 at 104' is my nosiest antenna for precipitation > static. The static decreases as I go down the tower, but that is normal. My > C3SS at 41' has very little precipitation static compared to my C31 at 82'. > Years ago when I had two towers - 104' and 55', I had static on the top > antennas on both towers. For a time I had a Gen Quad at the top of the 55' > tower. That was a very quiet antenna compared to my yagis. During a snow > storm, I was able to work dx on the Gem Quad that I couldn't hear on my > HyGain Long John's, due to precipitation static. > Tony > N2TK > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rush Johnson [mailto:RushJohnson@carolina.rr.com] > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 11:05 > To: Force12Talk@qth.com > 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 > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com > > To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com > To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list > For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com > > > > > -------------------------------------------- > Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. > Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com > > To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com > To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list > For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com > > -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com |
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