K4SB wrote:
>
> Tom had a good idea he gave you on adding small balls to the tips of the
> elements...I have an old Telex design here for 10 meters, and it has
> small corona balls on each tip....
>
> Another idea, although I have no idea where you might find them are
> "static wicks" most commonly used on the wings of airliners. ( look out
> at the rear of the wing ) The composition of the thing is graphite with
> a bad case of split ends.
Wait a minute, aren't you're advocating two opposites to accomplish the
same thing--round smooth balls and sharp pointed tips. I'll go with the
sharp and pointed. Eyeball protection is the only valid reason I know
of for round balls on any antenna. If a smooth round surface was the
ideal way to bleed of a charge, wouldn't we see round lightning balls
instead of sharp pointed lightning rods--or am I missing something?
73
Malcolm KR4HP
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