This topic tends to be provocative. You have heard/read everyone's
opinions/measurements in the past.

What is interesting in F5VJC's account is that the vertical is surrounded by
what may be a good insulator. Additional information that will be of
interest includes:
1. What is in the vicinity of the antenna? How far from exposed
conductors, house, barn, trees, and such. Are objects within ten
wavelengths higher than the antenna?
2. Are guy wires used to support the antenna?

Some contend that P-noise exists and some contend that it does not exist
associated with fixed antennas. F5VJC might be able to add a data point.

73 Mac N8TT

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J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"Denny" wrote in message
ups.com...
he OP mentioned that the static comes and goes with approaching and
receeding rain fronts... Likely he has a significant component of
coronal discharge... He may PERHAPS reduce the induced noise a bit
with ball on the top of the vertical, a copper float from the toilet
works well, or even a nice capacity hat... NOw this is a topic that
has been roundly beaten within an inch of it's life on other forums,
but perhasps we are bored enough here to go all through it again
groan

denny / k8do