Tom,
What is a lot taller?
Would an aluminum or steel (or combination) mast extension with pointed
tip, extending say 10-20 feet above the top beam -- let's say one for
20m -- help to reduce corona discharge noise in the top beam?
73/Jon AA1K
On 11/16/2012 6:58 PM, Tom W8JI wrote:
Hi would
What is a lot taller?
I can't answer that question specifically. It varies with e-field conditions
and the type of antennas and structures.
The corona is a micro power noise generator so it radiates noise, and the
target has to neutralize the field near other points so they don't break
Hi would a static discharge wick mounted on the lightning rod be helpful?
They seem to work well for aircraft AM radios.
Anything a lot taller than the antenna being used and close to the antenna
can help reduce corona from the antenna itself, because it is a better leak
point. This is why
