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Old December 23rd 06, 03:38 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Tom Donaly Tom Donaly is offline
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Cecil Moore wrote:

chuck wrote:

So we have at least two candidate causes for what is called by some
"precipitation static": charged particles physically impinging on the
antenna wire; and electrostatically induced charges that produce corona
discharges.



Precipitation static requires static transferred from charged
particles of rain, snow, or dust. Corona requires the ionization
of air. These two phenomena can exist together or separately.
Ionization of air requires a certain threshold. Precipitation
static can exist either below or that threshold or be the cause
of the corona. Corona can exist in the absence of precipitation
static. There are other kinds of static, e.g. propagating EM
static from numerous sources.
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73, Cecil, w5dxp.com


Many declarative sentences, Cecil, but you're wrong, as usual.
When are you going to actually do some meaningful experiments to
find out whether you're right or not?
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH