I find it interesting that after a cold snap and a wind event that stripped almost all the remaining foliage from the trees that surround my antenna, my range and message traffic has gone way way up!
I would have expected some effect but not the marked change I am seeing!
A look at my VRS charts found two trees blocking close to the house. One redwood can act as control. I spent yesterday raking half the leaves from the other. When the rest come down, it will be ‘interesting’.