# Unusual Rain Interference

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-rain-interference/722518>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-rain-interference/722518 "2015-06-14T17:14:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Debbi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Debbi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debbi)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-rain-interference/722518/1 "2015-06-14T17:14:13Z")

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I have an outdoor antenna on a 22’ pole. On most days reception is great, however when it rains I lose the signal on Fox and CBS, which is my closest tower. In an effort to track down the problem I used a small 10" flat square antenna in my house (during the same rain) , laid it on a cabinet and ran a coax to the TV, Fox and CBS were crystal clear. I believe this isolated the problem to my setup and not the TV station. But I’m not sure where to go from here, I’d appreciate any suggestions anyone would offer. Thanks -

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**Author:** ![Seren359](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@Seren359](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seren359)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-rain-interference/722518/2 "2015-06-14T17:55:48Z")

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I think that water is getting in the wires and shorting the signal somewhers outside.