Was this "other night" about a week ago following the Great Solar Mass Ejection?

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you think?

Scotty

Neal loves it when you talk dirty.

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:58:45 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

Was this "other night" about a week ago following the Great Solar Mass Ejection?

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you think?

Scotty

Who said astronomers don't have a sense of humor?


"Marc" wrote in message ...
Neal loves it when you talk dirty.

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:58:45 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

Was this "other night" about a week ago following the Great Solar Mass Ejection?

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you think?

Scotty

Carl Sagan?


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
Who said astronomers don't have a sense of humor?


"Marc" wrote in message
...
Neal loves it when you talk dirty.

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 13:58:45 -0500, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

Was this "other night" about a week ago following the Great Solar Mass
Ejection?

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started
cutting out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord
the radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed
to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you
think?

Scotty

10/14/03 and again on 11/1/03


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
Was this "other night" about a week ago following the Great Solar Mass
Ejection?

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting
out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the
radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you
think?

Scotty

You have to stay up on the weather if you want to be a real sailor:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/

archives at:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/alerts/archive.html

one can see that a few weeks ago it was pretty intense:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/alerts/archi...16Oct2003.html

compared to the beginning of the year:
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/alerts/archi...01Jan2003.html

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
10/14/03 and again on 11/1/03


"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
Was this "other night" about a week ago following the Great Solar Mass
Ejection?

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting
out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the
radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you
think?

Scotty

Wasn't that about the time of the solar flares?
We saw the Northern Lights way down here. Radio
and TV sound was affected as well.
--
----
Steve
S/V Pony Express

"Scott Vernon" wrote in
message
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: While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night,
my radio started cutting out,
: intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I
touched the mike cord the radio
: worked fine. When I let go, static. then the
next morning, it seemed to
: work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant.
gound (?). What do you think?
:
: Scotty
:

But why would my holding the mike cord effect it?

SV

"Pony Express" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Wasn't that about the time of the solar flares?
We saw the Northern Lights way down here. Radio
and TV sound was affected as well.
--
----
Steve
S/V Pony Express

"Scott Vernon" wrote in
message
...
: While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night,
my radio started cutting out,
: intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I
touched the mike cord the radio
: worked fine. When I let go, static. then the
next morning, it seemed to
: work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant.
gound (?). What do you think?
:
: Scotty
:

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What you experienced was static buildup in and around
the antenna. It probably was due to the solar flares. NOAA
comes in on the AM band so it is subject more to this kind
of interference. Your body when touching mike acted as
a damper to remove some of the interference from around
the receiver.

S.Simon


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you think?

Scotty




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Next time it happens if it happens, try keying
the mike on an unused channel on high power.
This usually gets rid of all the static build up
as well.

S.Simon


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What you experienced was static buildup in and around
the antenna. It probably was due to the solar flares. NOAA
comes in on the AM band so it is subject more to this kind
of interference. Your body when touching mike acted as
a damper to remove some of the interference from around
the receiver.

S.Simon


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
While listening to Uncle NOAA the other night, my radio started cutting out,
intermittently. Reaching for the radio, as I touched the mike cord the radio
worked fine. When I let go, static. then the next morning, it seemed to
work just fine. Someone suggested a bad ant. gound (?). What do you think?

Scotty




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