X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 17:59:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.glasair.org ([65.75.24.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTPS id 1028816 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:20:57 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.75.24.102; envelope-from=Bruce@glasair.org Received: from bruce1 by mail.glasair.org (VisNetic.MailServer.v7.2.4.0) with ESMTP id JEA37886 for ; Fri, 01 Jul 2005 16:32:45 -0400 From: "Bruce Gray" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Radio Static X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 16:21:59 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <033b01c57e7a$88acc0e0$0a01a8c0@bruce1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_033C_01C57E59.019B20E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_033C_01C57E59.019B20E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is your airplane painted? Bruce www.glasair.org -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Paul Nafziger Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:14 PM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Radio Static After about one half hour of flight, I frequently get static on VHF comm channels. It usually grows with time until radio reception is marginal. Strangely, the static isn't a problem in the terminal area at the end of a flight. My antenna is a dipole, mounted inside the vertical fin. I suspect that a static charge on the skin may be responsible. The skin surfaces are not grounded. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how have you solved it? Thanks, Naf Paul Nafziger LNC2 N7PN ------=_NextPart_000_033C_01C57E59.019B20E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Is=20 your airplane painted?
 
 

Bruce
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From: = Lancair Mailing=20 List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Paul=20 Nafziger
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:14 PM
To: = Lancair=20 Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Radio = Static

After about one=20 half hour of flight, I frequently get static on VHF comm = channels.  It=20 usually grows with time until radio reception is marginal.  = Strangely,=20 the static isn't a problem in the terminal area at the end of a = flight. =20 My antenna is a dipole, mounted inside the vertical fin.  I = suspect that=20 a static charge on the skin may be responsible.  The skin = surfaces are=20 not grounded.  Has anyone else had this problem?  If so, how = have=20 you solved it?
 
Thanks,
Naf
 
Paul Nafziger
LNC2 N7PN
 
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