On Sat, 6 Jul 2013 10:30:09 -0400 (EDT), r miles
<greenacres113@charter.net> wrote:
Look up "static build-up & antenna" on the web. there are several
cures and explanations of the phenomenon.
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
Licensed since 1976
ARRL Lifetime Member
QCWA Lifetime Member
>
>With my 30m Moxon yagi unplugged sometimes just before a thunderstorm I
>get the blue arc. Wind not necessary. If the humidity is nearing 100%
>just two or three minutes before the rain it happens. Scared me the
>first few times. As soon as rain falls it quits arcing.
>
>When I was in Il the arcing happened if there was strong wind & snow to
>my 2m FM yagi.
>
>Unsettling to be sure!
>
>K9IL
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