[Elecraft] Static rain ?

I have recently been plagued by rain static on a new vertical antenna, this is a 42 foot vertical fed at the base through an SG230 auto tuner, and used on all bands. It seems I need a static bleed of some sort, a choke or resistor. What is the best component to use in an outdoor environment? My

RE: [Elecraft] Static rain ?

Deni, I would be tempted to wind my own RF Choke. Use a large ferrite core (FT240-61 for instance) and wind as many turns of 20 guage wire on it as you can. Connect it from the vertical to ground and see if it works. Unless you have some unusual condition where the static noise is creating

Re: [Elecraft] Static rain ?

@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 9:52 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Static rain ? I have recently been plagued by rain static on a new vertical antenna, this is a 42 foot vertical fed at the base through an SG230 auto tuner, and used on all bands. It seems I need a static bleed of some sort

Re: [Elecraft] Static rain ?

- Original Message - From: Deni [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 9:52 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Static rain ? I have recently been plagued by rain static on a new vertical antenna, this is a 42 foot vertical fed at the base through an SG230