Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote:
Of course I agree when someone shorts the RF input connector of their
radio the noise will decrease!
W8JI previously wrote:
So when you provide a DC path that does not short the antenna at radio
frequencies, it does nothing.
In AZ, I provided a DC path (choke) that eliminated arcing
and allowed me to make contacts. The elimination of arcing
obviously improved my signal to noise ratio.
You have stopped asserting that folding doesn't make for
a quieter antenna system. Do you now understand why a
folded dipole is less noisy than a non-folded dipole in
a charged particle environment?
Do you understand that the probable cause for high
antennas having more particle noise is that the higher
you go, the faster the wind blows?
Yes, but there are fewer particles. What, in Yahweh's name, is particle
noise? Is it somehow related to the triboelectric effect? What about the
effect of the earth's electric field (100 volts/meter)? This is
beginning to sound like the Forrest Mims III creation science
school of explaining natural phenomena. There are a few articles on
what's called "precipitation static" on the web. Generally,it's
supposed to be the noise made by corona discharge on objects that
have been charged up to high voltages by natural means. You might want
to read the articles, Cecil, before you speculate. It could only improve
your mind.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH