On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:01:39 GMT, "Al Lorona"
wrote:

Hi, Everybody,

I have read many times here about how noise is generated when wind strikes
an antenna made of bare conductors.

Does the same effect occur on a mobile antenna? At highway speeds, that
would be the equivalent of very high wind speed. But I have never heard
anyone talking about this.

Hi Al,

That's why older external car antennas had small caps, or balls, at
the end - to reduce static discharge.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC