Abb N wrote:

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On Nov 15, 3:22 pm, "Abb N" wrote:
All I got was static on both my Sat-800 and E5 here near Detroit Mi. Mind
you the weather here is pretty crappy as well - very wet and cold

Abb N

Best reception here in many years, but not enough for a repectable
reception report. Could occasionally detect voice or music, but most
was not intelligible. Clearly heard the start of an ID "Radio
Saint...." around 2320. Actually, the best reception was a few
seconds around 2228 when they were supposed to be aimed to Europe.
The last few years, could not even get this much.

QTH is San Jose, California. Receiver is a Drake R-8. Antenna is a
sloping long wire about 10m long and oriented roughly to the south.

Sunspots will increase under Obama, so better reception is expected in
the coming years.

Oddly enough, about an hour or so later when I turned on the Sat-800 again ,
oddly, reception had gotten great even though the weather hadn't changed!!

Why would your weather have anything to do with SW reception? (Other than
T-storm interference)