What you are probably hearing is rain static, noise that can be so powerful that it would pin the S Meter that is caused by heavy rain/hail.
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Dunn, K1UCY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 6:12 AM Subject: Re: [HCDX] [NRC-AM] Static noise issue > Patrick Martin wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> In the last couple of days, a noise issue has developed. When I get >> heavy rain, I hear an noise like rubbing two pieces of metal together >> within the house. a scratching/scraping noise. > > Is there an intermittent connection on a power line that makes or > breaks? Something like that would be noticeable only in a wind > condition. If it is a mechanical noise you hear as opposed to radio > reception, then I would say a tower tripod is broken with the pieces > rubbing one another. Similar with a guy wire. > ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- > > Preorder your WRTH 2007: > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 > ---[End Commercial]----------------------- > ________________________________________ > Hard-Core-DX mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed > and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science > License > published by Michael Stutz at > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
