Is the air quality (Canada smoke) affecting radio signals?

[DinerDave]

Or is it a coincidence that the last week or two my radio has not been as crisp sounding
as usual. Same daily, weekly frequent trips I have noticed FM radio stations seem weaker,
and have been fading sooner in travel for the last week or two.

Smoke? Coincidence? Twilight Zone?

Dave

[btfc]

Interesting question!

Most of what I find comes from studies involving firefighters and frequencies other than FM, but one could extrapolate.


https://iscve.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/...n-Fire.pdf


https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/...2whole.pdf


https://www.researchgate.net/publication...nvironment

[gadje]

I lost Sirius XM signal a few times today on a very short drive. Coincidence?

[Ca Bob]

There is an indirect connection -- the fires were caused by the same space-laser wielding alien beings who are interfering with radio signals. I think the rest of the connection is obvious.

[gadje]

Sorry but it was the Jewish Space Lasers. MTG will be very disappointed to find out you didn’t listen to her.

[rz]

gadje wrote:
Sorry but it was the Jewish Space Lasers. MTG will be very disappointed to find out you didn’t listen to her.

miley-laughing001:

[NewtonMP2100]

…..signal to noise ratio….

[Diana]

NewtonMP2100 wrote:
…..signal to noise ratio….

3, though some use 2 but that just makes it harder to differentiate