Got tied up with pounding some fence posts after the
rain stopped - then some family stuff - a bit of a
breeze and no more rain, so all quiet now.
Next time I'll chase it right away.
Thanks - David
> Probably an insulator arcing... though it could be anything electrical that
> got some water in it. track it quick because it may go away as soon as it
> dries out, then will be back next time it rains.
>
> David Robbins K1TTT
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RFI [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of qrv@kd4e.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 20:48
> To: RFI List
> Subject: [RFI] Anyone ID the cause of this rain-initiated RFI?
>
> It's been generally RFI-quiet here ...
>
> Just got 0.16" of sudden downpour a little earlier and came inside.
>
> Turned on the rig and from 550kHz - 14+mHz I heard this in AM mode:
>
> http://kd4e.com/kd4e-audio/recording-2april2015.mp3
>
> I did not hear it on 17m or higher on my IC-7200 using the ZeroFive 43'
> vertical.
>
> Anyone recognize the sound's likely source, please?
>
> Thanks - David KD4E
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