I usually welcomed rain at my last location in the Spokane Valley, WA as the
rain minimized the power line interference I got on many bands including 6
meters.
Now, at a new location 25 miles away in the country, Last year I experienced
RFI during the rain with it disappearing when things dried out - on 6 meters.
It was due to all the moss on the North side of a support pole in my yard. The
utility guy scraped some of the moss off and the noise immediately disappeared.
I guess the moss was providing a high resistance path for arcing.
They scraped enough off so I could operate successfully and in a month or so,
came back and replaced the entire pole for me at no cost.
73
Steve Sala
K7AWB
DN17es
Nine Mile Falls, WA
438 grids ARRL confirmed-6 meters
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