On Mar 3, 11:23*am, Cecil Moore wrote:
JB wrote:
It is usually very dry when it snows but it can do that with rain too. *The
charge builds up as it falls and snaps when striking the antenna elements.
Smog and dust can do the same thing and we hear that when it is very dry and
the wind blows even on weak and long path FM signals.

During an Arizona dust storm, the charged-dust-particles
transferred their charges to my G5RV and the disconnected
coax connector laying on the floor arced with such intensity
that it caused my shag rug to smoke. :-( It was previously
arcing across the coax terminal on my IC-745 but apparently
didn't cause any damage with the power off. I can imagine
what it would have sounded like if I had turned on the power.
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73, Cecil *http://www.w5dxp.com
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Cecil
One more time.
Unbound static particles rest on diamagnetic materials of which water
is one
Updraft in a storm collects not only water but also the static
particles at rest.
When the moisture changes physically( ice , snow etc) and the
particles have no room
to stand where during to its travels it has gained charge. This
conglomeration of charge can transfer to another cloud that is still
in the moisture status or down to earth ( diamagnetic material also
such as aluminum) when reaching the ground or moisture clouds, It
reverts to its static particle status where the charge is then
released upwardsto the clouds.
The original charge came from the movement of clouds relative to earth
and if one consideres the application of G.U.T. ( Grand universal
theorem per Einstein and Newton) one can see this as part of applied
current which also must include a rotataional force as per
displacement current. Review of weather patterns on the TV clearly
shows the rotational aspect when weather changes are prevalent.
Thus the noise heard on the radio is the dissipation of energy from
the charged particle as it reverts to its original static particle
orientation when it settles on one antenna.
Nuff said