Makes a case for a true DC grounded antenna...
skipp
> "Chuck Kelsey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another ham buddy and I watched as an unconnected PL-259
> was arcing between the center pin and the shell. The
> coax was connected to a CB antenna on the roof. The
> charge was being generated by the wind. If we hadn't seen
> it, we wouldn'y have believed it. We didn't touch the
> connector to see how big a jolt it would give - we just
> respected it from that point.
>
> Chuck
> WB2EDV
>
>
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