All of my Beverages are made of bare wire, and I certainly have never experienced this. I think there's something else in play here, such as corona discharge from a sharp point, an unintended spark gap somewhere, and/or the antenna not being at DC ground.
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:42 AM, K9AY <k...@k9ay.com> wrote: > All of my bare wire Beverages experience rain or snow static. > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _________________ Topband Reflector