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Re: [TowerTalk] Rain static

To: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>,"K8RI on Tower talk" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>,"Joseph Sheinman" <w2bhk@earthlink.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>,"Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rain static
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:47:54 -0400
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
> >The percipitation noise that I have heard has always been
broadband
> >RF impulses (e.g. pitch doesn't change with VFO
frequency).
>
>
> That would be consistent with charged drops (or snowflakes
or dust
> particles) that hit the "thing" and steadily deposit
charge.  The voltage
> builds up, and periodically discharges.

It would be consistent with the entire earth charging at a
different potential than clouds as the earth collects many
more water, snow, or dust particles than the antenna that is
connected somehow to earth.

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