Ham Radio Interference
So I am having a little issue with interference with my Ham radio(s). I have good ground on the antenna. I only get the interference after about 5 to 10 minutes of driving and its almost a constant static. I only get it on 146.46 that i have found so far. I also get the static on baofeng portable radio same channel, if i put the baofeng radio on the visor and turn the antenna away from the jeep the static goes away. but if i put the palm of my hand touching the metal of the shift lever the static is constant and i can play with the noise by touching, not touching, touching, not touching. I know i have good ground on the antenna for the base unit. I don't think running a ferret choke would do anything with this issue cause i believe its just the antenna getting interference on a certain frequency. maybe static electricity from the transmission? maybe running a ground strap to the transmission from the frame? or maybe an anti-static strap? i'm open to any ideas or suggestions. for the short term I've just been using alternative channels to avoid the noise. Thank you for your help.
I had a fascinating development today. last night i pulled the antenna to test a couple of symptoms to get more information about what might be causing it. did not learn anything new. but when i put the antenna back on i put it on significantly tighter (not thread breaking tight but tighter then it was) because i didnt plan on taking it off again anytime soon (since my next step was to start deploying ground straps) and i cannot get the interference to come back. i'm not yet 100% convinced that problem is "SOLVED". but i didn't get one blip of interference in an hour long commute. suffice to say that i didn't use the handheld at all to test, and didn't go around channel skipping or anything. So I either fixed the antenna or broke it. lol