It could be static discharge, I guess. Unfortunately, I only have one hf antenna, so I can't try a different one to compare. I do have a 2-meter vertical, so could try that on hf just to see if there is any audible static with that.
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Macklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of AM Radio Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Bad Static Problem Last night I had HIGH static on both my HF receivers. And I have been having a problem with static discharge. But it has not been snowing in Seattle. They wish it was. Bob Macklin K5MYJ/7 Seattle, Wa. "REAL RADIOS GLOW IN THE DARK" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Wesa Werber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Bad Static Problem > Was is snowing when you heard this??? The dry air of winter can cause static > discharge in your antenna/receiver... > > Just a thought > > 73 > vince > ka1iic > > > > On Tuesday 01 February 2005 08:48 am, Schichler, Alfred wrote: > > I just started getting an intermittent noise problem on several bands that > > runs from s-9 to about 20 over. It's especially bad on 40 meters, > > but I can hear it on 80 and 160 pretty good too. Not too bad on the higher > > bands. Sometimes it is just one or two pops per second, then it changes to > > as much as about 50 or more pops per second, then slowly back again. > > Sometimes only one every few seconds. This is very annoying, because the > > main receiver I use does not have a noise blanker, and the noise limiter > > doesn't do a whole lot. > > I was wondering if that sounds like anything similar to the noise any of > > you other guys have been getting. (Maybe from power lines?) > > I can't hear it at all on a portable AM broadcast band receiver, so it > > might be difficult to track down without getting the power company > > involved. Thanks for any help. > > > > Al, NE2D > > ______________________________________________________________ > > AMRadio mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
