On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:14:06 GMT, Cecil Moore wrote:
B29 wrote:
Do folded dipoles have better noise rejection than single wire dipoles?

rain static discussion
However, if a charged particle dumps its charge on
one half of a folded dipole, there are two discharge
paths to the other half of the dipole, one through
the transceiver and one through the antenna wire.

Three discharge paths --- if the folded dipole is grounded to a boom or
mast at the center point of its 'unbroken' side. (As is common with a
number of VHF yagis that employ folded (tubing) dipoles as the driven
element.)

It's my unscientific, unmeasured observation that my 2M yagi with a
folded dipole is bothered less by rain/snow static than my 6M,
'traditional dipole' yagi.

Jonesy
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