I find the same at my QTH - utility RFI is worst in cold dry weather and goes away in damp or warm weather.
Tim N3QE On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, Kriss A Kliegle <[email protected]> wrote: > We had the opposite problem here in NH. The aluminum wires are held to the > insulators with aluminum wire wraps. The wraps would arc when dry > conditions existed. > Morning dew or rain would make it quiet. Dry days in winter would be the > worst, the noise would wipe out AM,HF, and weak FM band signals. I swept > the area with an > aircraft HT (VHF-AM) and a 4 element beam. Narrowed it down to one pole by > tugging on the guy wire to pole and setting the wires into motion to > confirm. Power Co > came out with a sniffer (VHF/UHF?) and confirmed the location. All three > phases were tightened and the QRM went away! > > 73 Kriss KA1GJU > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
