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[RFI] Strong, broadband noise during wet conditions

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Subject: [RFI] Strong, broadband noise during wet conditions
From: Matt <wedgef5@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:21:45 -0500
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I'm having a problem with very strong, very broad noise that seems to be associated with wet conditions. We recently had two significant snowfalls, and of course everything was very wet as the snow melted. The noise I have is just a constant grinding (I can't think of a better term to describe it) that is virtually continuous from 40m up through 10m. It is worst on 40-20m. The snow is all melted now and things have dried out a bit, and my noise level is back down to normal. The connection to the moisture is a subjective evaluation, but I've observed the high noise level during wet conditions, which then abated upon drying, on at least two occasions.

I had a friend come by with a mobile HF installation to see if he could hear it in my driveway, and perhaps isolate it to something inside the house. Not only could he hear it in the driveway, but he could also hear it 1.5 miles away as he drove home!

My initial thought is something power line related, but I thought I'd bounce it off of the RFI experts on here. I'm not sure what else could produce such strong noise over such a wide area.

Thoughts?

Matt, N0EYE

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