On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 20:47:48 +0000, Eric Greenwell wrote:

Where did the idea for the steel wool come from?

I read a tip suggesting steel wool and shrink wrap, as a means of last
resort. I think it may have been in a Sailplane and Gliding magazine.

I experimented and it worked and so it stayed.

(I had already tried various coax cables and grounding arangements without
significant success.)

Ian