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"tom k in L.A." wrote:

good reception tonight-- getting VoR clearly on 6155 at 0400, BBC on
7160 and 6005 at 0400, and Radio Prague on 5990 at 0400 here in Los
Angeles.

Maybe the rain cleaned the salt and dirt off all the power line
insulators in your area reducing the background noise level.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California