Hi All!
My Weather Spotters are mad at me! Help!
Are there any technical papers out there that describe repeater/radio performance as a function of heavy rain / thunderstorms / severe weather? Where the weather is an attenuation of RF?
Let me describe the scenario.
As we all know
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Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Severe
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The problem we have in SW PA on 2mtrs, is rain and snow static.
Electricly Charged rain drops and snow flakes.
They discharge on the antenna or tower and desence the repeater
receiver. We also get the ion cloud that precedes the thunder storms.
Some un-expected lightning strikes come from that clo
I think the bad hair day unit that discharges the corona is gonna be the
answer, I have built a couple and am waiting for some nice weather to
install on the top antenna where our club stuff is located.
Frank or Barb wrote:
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> The problem we have in SW PA on 2mtrs, is rain and snow static.
> Ele
I'm also convinced that most of that problem is (micro)fractures in the
solder connections on collinear antennas. I really have come to believe
that 2M stationmaster type antennas are simply too heavy and flexible to
hold up. The 440 ones, on the other hand, are much more forgiving, as
the elements
these systems across the country for some time.
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> Ron Rogers
> -WB8ERB-
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From: "Steve Grantham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:05 PM
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mch wrote:
> That I know of, not one 2M repeater using those have survived
>without such static problems. The ones that have, I think, have flexed
>to the point where the upper sections of antenna have broken off from
>the lower sections.
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I have a few Sinclair SRL-229's in service. They are ma
I don't think I have any of those. I use mostly genuine Stationmasters
and I have a Telewave Stationmaster clone (which seems to work just as
well as the authentic Stationmaster). I think it's still there - due to
the light blue color, it's often hard to tell! BTW, that one is the
highest antenna i
>Joe M wrote:
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>I would say every year is my estimate. Do you know of any tricks to lengthen
>the duration the connections last, Kevin?
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Use silver bearing solder, it's stronger.
> Last, on the static busters, do they have to be the highest item on the tower?
>
No, the highest item on the an
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