Re: [HCDX] Radio Noise from a Hail Storm?

2006-01-20 Thread Konnie Rychalsky
static? From: benjamin pierce Hi All: If I'm Dxing out in the car, whenever it starts to hail I start getting this horrendous RF noise. It starts slowly as it starts to hail with pops and clicks and then the noise increases in amplitude and frequency rapidly as the hailstorm increases until it

Re: [HCDX] Radio Noise from a Hail Storm?

2006-01-20 Thread Bjarne Mjelde
Static. Totally normal phenomenon, although a nuisance when conditions are good... I experience this during snow falls with moderate to heavy winds and during periods with blowing fallen snow (heavy winds). Remedy: Wait for it to stop. Bjarne På Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:30:03 -0500, skrev

Re: [HCDX] Radio Noise from a Hail Storm?

2006-01-20 Thread Mark Hattam
It's the static electricity from the hailstones, generated as they fall through the air. Mark -- Hi All: If I'm Dxing out in the car, whenever it starts to hail I start getting this horrendous RF noise. It starts slowly as it starts to hail with pops and clicks and then the noise increases in

Re: [HCDX] Radio Noise from a Hail Storm?

2006-01-20 Thread Mark Hattam
Also ... take precautions ... we were using beverage antennas in Sheigra, and during a hailstorm we were hearing clicks in the room. We were having a coffee break due to the high noise floor. Looked at where the clicks were coming from, and there were sparks jumping from the aerial connectors

[HCDX] Radio Noise from a Hail Storm?

2006-01-19 Thread benjamin pierce
Hi All: If I'm Dxing out in the car, whenever it starts to hail I start getting this horrendous RF noise. It starts slowly as it starts to hail with pops and clicks and then the noise increases in amplitude and frequency rapidly as the hailstorm increases until it sounds like a buzzing sound like