MK,

Like your Answer so much I posted it to the Shortwave SWL Antennas
and AM & FM Antennas eGroup on YAHOO !

Message #558
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iane ~ RHF
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Brian,

It is common During the DAY for all bands to be Noisier and
especially the lower frequency bands.

Actually, they are usually noisier at night. During the day, the skip
zone is short, and many times there is little or no lightning static.
At night, the band opens up, and you usually hear more noise, as you
start to also hear the lightning static from the different areas you
couldn't hear in the day. As the evening progresses, it usually builds
up until about 10-11 pm where it levels off. After dawn, much of it
starts to drop off as the skip zone starts to shorten up. By 10 am, it
will usually be fairly quiet. Of course, you always hear noise of some
kind though. MK