chuck wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
But wouldn't
a ball on top reduce the possibility of corona just like it does
on other vertical antennas?

It would reduce the possibility of corona if it has a greater radius of
curvature than whatever it replaced.

So it would seem possible to have arcing at the coax
connector without having corona on the antenna.
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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp