[Lowfer] Dew?

[Eric Smith]

Now that I have the rf current meter I'm seeing things I never saw before.  
Overnight, my antenna current drops a few mA.  After morning, it rises 
again.

So I've looked at what's different about nighttime.  Well, for one, it's 
dark -- noticed that right off.  Also, the temperature drops.  Noticed 
that, too.  Hey, I may have been born at night, but it wasn't *last* 
night.

The other thing I noticed was the dew.  Here in NE OK there is lots and 
lots of humidity that comes up from the gulf.  It's amazing -- I can visit 
my sister in the panhandle of Texas, and it can be 100 degrees and not 
even feel like it.  But here, once it gets over about 80 or 85, the heat 
combined with the ultra high humidity makes it very uncomfortable.

So at night, if the conditions are right (usually) there is dew -- often 
heavy dew.

Last night was no exception.  My antenna was soaked, the grass, and 
everything.  I don't know if it's because the meter was soaked, or the 
antenna, or the grass, house, etc, or if the dew even has anything to do 
with it at all, but the antenna current definitely drops.

Am I on the right track?  Do any of you know?

Thanks,
Eric