[RTTY] Interesting Discovery

[Bill Turner]

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On Fri, 2 Dec 2016 05:44:04 +0000, you wrote:

>Well the rain has stopped and the wind has dried the roof and the swr on 
>my dipoles are now 1:1.  Just like I originally tuned them.  Maybe the 
>roof is not a sponge but definitely affecting the swr of those antennas 
>when it is wet.  I read something about that in one of the antenna books 
>I have.
>
>and the propagation gods were not very friendly tonight.
>
>73
>
>Thom KI8W

REPLY:

Just out of curiosity, try spraying the roof with a garden hose, being
sure to keep the water off the antenna and especially off the coax. 

If the SWR does not change, try spraying the antenna and coax. 

Might be interesting. 

73, Bill W6WRT