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Cecil E Monson cmonson at hvc.rr.com
Sun Aug 8 03:57:13 PDT 2004


> I had a problem like that here with my original long wire receiver
> antenna. Use to measure well over 1KV at the receiver end during real
> bad weather. Used to see corona discharge on the vertical as well.
> 
> Steve Williams
> Near Cooperstown NY


	Yes, back in the 1960s when I had my amateur station running
and was using a large inverted vee antenna over the house, I drew
steady sparks at the matchbox many times. It started with an occasional
snap here and there and built up as the storms approached. I had a very
good ground system there and all it ever did was arc to ground.

Cecil
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Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

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