Depends on how pointy they are. Static Cats were all the rage 30+ years ago. Not sure if they are still popular or not. Have not seen one for years.
-----Original Message----- From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Robert Andrews Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 5:03 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna identity So it would also make sense that a lot of antennas grouped together might also get benefit from this action as long as one isn't the obviously taller one? On 11/20/2020 03:52 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > It does leak charge. You can actually put a mA meter in line with one > during t storms and watch the current build. Then you hear the > thunder and all the current goes away for awhile. I have heard the > corona discharge build off of pointy things when on a mountain top > comm site during a storm. I got stranded up there for a while when a > coworker took the truck and made some kind of part/food/poop run. I > crouched/balanced on top of a playmate lunch box during the worst of it. > > You could watch the strikes in the valley floor and they were coming > right at me. But nothing hit the site. Storm passed over and > coworker came back. > > *From:*AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2020 4:04 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Antenna identity > > It's supposed to prevent lightning strikes. Whether or how it works is > beyond me. Some kind of space magic I assume. > > On 11/20/2020 5:15 PM, Christopher Tyler wrote: > > Can anyone tell me what the heck this antenna is? > > > > > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
