> Our 440 repeaters show almost no affect from snow, rain or wind
static.
> However the 440 repeaters signals seem to be affected by the wind.
You
> can watch the signal levels going up and down on your s-meter.
> 73
> N3FLR - Frank
I've noticed that same exact fading effect with UHF TV signals on
windy days. And it's not caused by the antenna blowing around in the
wind....
>
> > 3. Does lightning effect the noise floor enough to drown out weak
signals?
> >
> > Any Help and ideas would be great!
> > Sorry for the long post!
> > Respectfully,
> > Brian, WD9HSY
Definitely. While spotting storms, I've correllated many times the
visual sighting of a lightning flash with increased noise on the
received signal on our repeater. And when the storm is overhead, the
noise floor rises to a much more constant higher level, even between
the flashes. All this can and will take out some of the weaker
signals even to the point of repeater squelch closing. Solution?
Try to get everyone to use better antennas and/or higher power during
these noisy times, just as you suggested in your original post.
I've not noticed corona noise much at all here....
Laryn K8TVZ
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