Yesterday I was hunting a local school yard with my Deus 2 in a light rain.I noticed that I could run my sensitivity a couple of numbers higher than usual. Does rain nullify some EMI? http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187112#msg-187112 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:51:23 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187174#msg-187174 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187174#msg-187174 Shakydigger Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:45:11 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187170#msg-187170 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187170#msg-187170
In addition to information already given.............. rain can 'alter' how surrounding powerlines emit. In my locale....... rain washes off salt coatings that collect on powerlines........ 'changing' how they generate EMI. Usually for-the-better.]]> NASA-Tom Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:15:14 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187152#msg-187152 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187152#msg-187152 Shakydigger Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Sat, 18 Mar 2023 12:46:44 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187135#msg-187135 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187135#msg-187135 -------------------------------------------------------
> Hi - I'm obviously not Tom ( :) ) but I think you
> might be on to something. A lot of EMI nowadays i
> s in the wavebands used by WiFi/BlueTooth - 2.4GHz
> - which happens to be around the frequency(ies) ab
> sorbed quite strongly by water molecules (hence th
> e principle of operation for microwave cooking etc
> .). It stands to reason, as I see it, that damp a
> ir will absorb more EMI at those particular freque
> ncies than dry air. I guess that every situation
> is unique, so the extent to which this would be he
> lpful is impossible to estimate.
>
> [en.wikipedia.org]
> rption_by_water

That is an interesting idea!]]> Shelton Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:37:56 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187122#msg-187122 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187122#msg-187122
[en.wikipedia.org]]]> UKD2User Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:41:45 +0000 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187112#msg-187112 http://www.dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,187112,187112#msg-187112 Shakydigger Thomas Dankowski Metal Detecting Forum Tue, 14 Mar 2023 02:05:10 +0000