[RFI] rfi after rain

[Steve K7AWB]

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