Jim Kelley wrote:
Here's an exercise that might add some realism. Calculate the amount of
charge a 14 awg 40 meter dipole antenna at 35 feet would have to
accumulate in order to generate a strong enough field to cause a corona
discharge. (Arcing at the feedpoint doesn't count.)

And make it #14 solid wire with rounded ends. I suspect the coax
connector would arc long before any corona appeared. In fact,
corona should be visible at night.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp